American Answering Questions British People Are Too Afraid To Ask
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The young American lady is sweet and respectful, but I don’t know that she was the best person to answer these questions. Her knowledge seems a bit limited.
OMG... You are so nice to express your ideas. :D
Totally agree!
The British girl knew the national anthem and she didn’t 😳 like what…🤦🏼♂️😂
Omg! You read my mind! She was not a good choice to represent the USA on ANY level🙄. Embarrassing!
I would say that you too, @Sha Shee, are also very sweet and respectful. And tactful. And correct. Lol
Americans 100% wear coats lol And I don't think most Americans think of it as a British thing
Right? For her to think that because people in CA only wear jackets people in say Minnesota are the same blows my mind. Where's the logic?
Right? like WTF is this girl talking about saying we don't wear coats SMdH
Well, Californians don't have to wear coats often, but those of us that live in Northern states most certainly do!
Poor representation of an American lol
Nope. No coats in America.
I would say Americans would say which specific state they are from because they identify more with the state rather than America as a whole. Georgia is way different from California which is different from New York. People from different states have different experiences that shape them. It’s not because people expect everyone to know all of the states.
exactly.
It's still weird though, other countries have states with huge differences too. Someone from Bavaria is completely different to someone from like - anywhere else in Germany - still if a foreigner asks where they're from they say Germany, it's weird that US people say the state. In England someone from Liverpool and someone from Cornwall are from places more different than any 2 US states still they likely just say England lol
@@SNMG7664 yeah I totally get what you’re saying. Americans would say the US first. But then to be more specific they would often say the state. Maybe because the country is so large; many of our states are the size of some European countries. I think it’s because saying just “The US” doesn’t satisfy the “where are you from” question enough for us.
Mini countries
Yeah and we're so big and spread out... Maybe Germany wouldn't specify, but Chinese, Russian.... Australian & Indian maybe
Americans do have coats the thing is Ally is from California they don't usually wear coats because of the climate over there it's mostly hot there if she was from somewhere in the east coast or midwest she would've usually wear a coat during the autumn and winter seasons.
Not just a state thing, but an urban v rural or urban v suburban thing. In the city, professionals dress more formally and wear overcoats. In the suburbs not so much. I imagine, though I don't know, that would be true of Denver, Chicago, etc.
When she said that Americans don’t wear coats, I raised my eyebrows in confusion. I lived in both Buffalo and the Denver area and you’d freeze if you didn’t wear a coat/jacket in late autumn, winter or early spring. You cannot use California, especially Southern California as a yardstick for the entire US. Even in Northern California you’d need a coat at some point in the year.
@@emeraldsroses0524 Totally agree. Yeah, while she seemed pretty representative of SoCal, the rest of the country, nah so much.
Heck, I live in California and I own several coats. This girl is really confined along the southern coast. The whole time I was thinking "where is she getting this from?"
There are cold places in California. Ever heard of the Sierra Nevada Mountains? We have skied in California. It's a huge state with many climates.
Funny thing though. No matter where I travel, when someone asks me where I'm from, I would say, "Oh, I'm from the US." 90% of the time, there would always be a follow up question, "Where in the US?" It got to the point where I'd just say, "Oh I'm from the US. California specifically." I think it's because the locals that speak to me try to bond with me over which part of the US they visited?
Yeah, same here. I don't get the question. I would imagine that most Americans being asked would already have been pegged as an American, so why would anyone ask a question they already knew the answer to? Isn't a reply of "where in all of the United States" that you, one of over 320 million people, are from be a more interesting if not informative response?
I've never been in an english-speaking country (not even UK) because I cannot afford it. But if I meet an american tourist, I would like to know the original state, since we know that rural areas in the mid-west could be extremely different to big cities in each coast. Even inside California, I guess the people near the Bay Area could behave quite different from the people in the south, couldn't they?
@@BlackHoleSpain Exactly. Which is why I find I find it odd to not be more specific when just saying "I'm from the US." What's the point of having a friendly conversation if not to learn more? I makes sense in some contexts, for instance, if you were going around a room asking what country are you from, then I would just say "the US." But if were were in an actual conversation, I would definitely say "the US, Virginia." If I was from California or Texas, I would probably not even say the US and just say California or Texas because their locations are so well known.
When I've traveled most people after I identified as American they would ask where, when I said Pennsylvania many wouldn't know that specific, but if I added it was near New York instantly they would get excited. Or they wouldn't know the state but knew of Philly cause of Rocky & Will Smith 😉
@@zer0luv I grew up in Kansas City, Missouri, almost exactly in the geographic center of the contiguous 48 states. The first time I went to Germany (1980s), some of the Germans knew the movie The Wizard of Oz, so they had heard of Kansas. Others knew the TV show Dallas, and still others had heard of (or visited) Chicago. So being from the center of the USA, I would tell them my hometown was close to Dallas (or Chicago or Kansas).😂
I have no idea what she’s talking about Americans not wearing coats. Even being from California she should know about coats.
Right?! I'm from Texas and know about coats. She seems a bit ditzy. Lol
@@ibetheigbo1193 I now understand why people from texas dont like people from cali I dont blame you lol
Still uncommon though. Jacket is indeed more common.
Right? California is huge. We have mountains where folks ski.
@@jackjacobson3893 The whole state isn't LA. I live in the agricultural area. Two-thirds of the state (in the interior) is largely rural.
Actually each state in the U.S. has their own constitution and government and is almost like a country on it's own. Therefore, Americans always mention their state.
as in Germany :)
Well, isn't that the fact in every federally organized country?
@@Nikioko Pretty much, yeah
Back when the US was first created more people identified with their state than as American.
@@Nikioko I mean yeah. I'm just saying it to compare it to the U.K.
Americans say which state they're from because every state is dramatically different with government, beliefs, and each state just has its own "culture". It's actually a fun game to try to guess people's state by their accent, use or pronunciation of certain words, food choices, fashion, etc. I guess it'd be the equivalent of a British person being able to tell a Welsh person from a Scottish from a Northern or Southern Irish person, that sort of thing.
American people wear all kinds of coats... XD what
If someone asked me where I was from, I feel like saying the USA just doesn't cover it for me. Even then, me saying I'm from the Northeast still doesn't feel sufficient, as states up here can be pretty different from each other, such as Maine and New Jersey. So, if the person knows I'm from the USA, I'd just say I'm from Massachusetts. It's not like we expect them to know where the states are, it's just an added characteristic. There are still gonna be people who question why we identify with the state rather than the country, but at the end of the day, it's just something that we do here. Plain as that. If you know we're from the USA, then us identifying with our state shouldn't matter lol.
I just say I'm from Boston because I feel like people are more likely to recognize that over Massachusetts if they aren't familiar
@@LEBuwuYeah, I live right outside of Boston but I always say I’m from there anyway to people who don’t live in Mass 😂
Would you folks ever respond that you are from New England, or would that just confuse people?
@@johnalden5821 In my experience, the only people abroad who are familiar with New England are Patriots fans. lol I'm over an hour from Boston, but that's where I say I'm from when I'm traveling. If they don't know that, I say I'm a few hours away from NYC, but I cringe inside because it might as well be a different planet.
@@suzihoude Yes, I also live a few hours -- and a whole world -- away from NYC (different direction). I would never mention that I live near it, though. I have lived within a four-hour drive of New York most of my life, and I can count on one hand the number of times I have been there.
we wear coats where it gets cold. i've never associated coats with the uk
Yes, those things people are wearing in the winter in Minnesota, Maine and Alaska -- they are coats.
Americans say which state they're from because they identify with the state more than the country, at least for me. Also states are often the same size or much bigger than European countries.
Is that really an excuse though? lol. Other countries have states with way bigger differences than any US states. Whole different spoken languages and histories going back thousands of years, still these people just say which country they are from rather than their state lol
@@SNMG7664 people in different states sometimes do speak other primary or secondary languages, depending on the communities they live in. we're separated by thousands of miles, deserts, and mountain ranges. the cultures and laws governing each state are different. some of our major cities have existed for 400 years and some for only 100, if we're only looking at post-columbian settlements. it's not europe but you can't say the states all have a single culture.
@@SNMG7664 The US was originally designed so that the states had more power than the federal government. I absolutely despise the federal government of the US, but I like my state. Look at the 10th amendment. It specifically states any power that isn't specificed in the US constitution is relegated to the states. The US is a union of different states. The federal government is barely supposed to have power.
@@SNMG7664 I can't speak for others, but when asked by people oversees, I always say I am from the U.S.. The state comes second, or if they ask where I am from in the U.S. My state pride is real, but it's not my nationality.
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Ok this American girl is sweet and all but yeah I would find someone else cause her answers were not the best.
Youthful, let's say.
@@johnalden5821 I can agree with that.
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Ahahahaha “we don’t really have coats in America” 😂😂 I think she disregarded half of the country on that one haha wtf
The American is very cute and sweet but she isn't very knowledgeable, even about the US.
There are lots of reasons people say the state they are from rather than just say they are from the US. For one thing what state we are from is generally a big part of our identity tbh. Meeting a New Yorker is going to be a vastly different experience to meeting a Texan or a Californian.
It isn't at all like saying what city you are from? The equivalent to that would be... saying what city you are from? It is more like saying I'm from Wales or Scotland rather than just saying I'm from the UK.
And I know where Croatia and Prague are.
It's true about cities too:)
Also, when I used to say that I'm from the US, people would usually respond that they knew that, and that they were asking for the state. It's easier to say the state and then quickly explain where it is if they aren't familiar with it.
But why would u say that to ppl who dont know lol
@@ashleymulenga9115 we usually talk to other Americans, so they do know
@@makreacts8045 Nobody is talking about when ur speaking with other Americans 😐
Each state has its own culture -- some of them are wildly different from each other (from our perspective). I imagine it is similar to differentiating between Asian, African, or South American countries that may be unfairly lumped together too often. I may not know Brunei from East Timor, but I understand that it is part of someone's identity, and it gives me something new to learn about a place I'm not familiar with.
In my opinion, picking Ally was not a great choice because I live in hotter places but I know what a jacket is and she also said “All Americans know where every state is located.” and that is not true I know some adults who only know a few states and not all Americans know where every state is located….and I agree with Sha Shee on what she said down below (sorry if I copied someone, I really wasn’t trying to)! Also it is not just a London Style because I know people who also live in California but they know what Jackets are so saying “We don’t have coats.” is also not true because we do have coats so when Ally said that I got confused because Americans do have coats!
I don't know if this video makes me feel old or if she's just a bad representative.
America is huge, we wear "coats" in certain parts cause it gets cold. There's all different types of weather across the whole country.
We identify by state because each state has it's own mini culture (I'm from Philly and we are violent sports fans).
I'm pretty sure the national anthem thing is left over from building up national pride during one of the world wars.
I think the interest in the royal family is because it's different than here where we just have a governing body.
Also I know Liverpool due to the Beatles 😉
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Hilarious when she said all Americans know where every state is located 😂
Not every state, but for most states most Americans know the region of the country.
Hehe. I'm from CA. I know CA, Arizona, Nevada and the other 5 states around it only. 😂🤣
MARCASITE yup, most of as Californians think we're the center of the country 😅
I do lul
@@marcasite6870 if someone gave you an unlabeled map you couldn't pick out Florida?
The USA is huge. It's a nation comprised of many states. If everyone from Europe just said, "I'm from Europe, " that would be weird.
Many European countries are federations as well. Would you ask a German which state he is from?
@@laurie7689 No, but you have to register all your residences. And you can only have one main residence. That is the place at which you spend most of your time, where you pay your taxes, where you vote etc. If you move somewhere else, you have to change your residence within two weeks. That, btw., goes for anywhere in the EU. On local and EU level, you vote at the place where you live, on national level you vote in the country where you are citizen of.
@@Nikioko I wouldn't ask him, but I wouldn't be weirded out if he told me. I even have a sense of where some of them are geographically (which, admittedly, is uncommon among Americans).
My main point, though, is that each country of Europe is the size of some states. The entire continent is only slightly bigger than the US. The least populous state of the US is home to more people than more than live in the least populous 11% of European countries.
If I can learn 44 countries of Europe, it's just not that big of an ask for Europeans to learn 50 US states. I feel the similarly about China and Russia, by the way (which, again, is not a popular opinion).
@@Nikioko Yes, actually, I probably would. I have been to several parts of Germany, so I might be able to keep the conversation going based on what state that person was from. I also know that, for example, Bavaria has a unique cultural and historical heritage not shared by other states, and that Saxony (Sachsen) is not the same place as Sachsen Anhalt. Berlin is its own animal, and many other Germans would not live there. It's all about context.
@@Nikioko sure
We say the state because it's a big country and there are huge differences in culture, climate, cuisine, fashion, architecture, politics, etc. depending on where you're from. Anyone from the east coast watching this is going to think this California girl has no clue what she's talking about. The Californians might not agree with her, either.
Considering the size of the US and its states it kind of makes sense. Its more like central europe in that case.
So mentioning your state is like saying "im from the netherlands" or "im from poland". It makes sense in that way.
It's still weird though, other countries have states with huge differences too. Someone from Bavaria is completely different to someone from like - anywhere else in Germany - still if a foreigner asks where they're from they say Germany, it's weird that US people say the state. In England someone from Liverpool and someone from Cornwall are from places more different than any 2 US states still they likely just say England lol
@@SNMG7664 I think it's less strange if you think of the US as equivalent to Europe rather than a specific country. If someone asked you where you were from, you wouldn't say Europe, you would say the specific country. That's closer to how we look at it.
@@SNMG7664 The states are big. But if you take out the human element of the equation, we have such diverse geography. You can be in a desert, rainforest, ice tundra. You can be in flatlands or mountainous regions. Jungles or badlands. Caves or canyons. You can be on an island. You can experience a volcanic erruption, avalanche, tsunami, hurricane, tornado, flooding, monsoon, hail, snow, earthquakes etc etc. We basically have any and all regions you can think of spread out throughout the 50 states. So naturally that's going to force a lot of distinctions in how people live. But one of the key reasons people say where they are from is due to political and sociological ideals. Someone from California will deal with sunshine all year round near the coastline yet still have the hottest desert on earth within the same state vs someone in Alaska who will can deal with weather of -54 celsius. Basically it's a way to proudly say where they hail from along with all it's pros and faults. Now there's the matter of population. The state of California alone, has a bigger population than the entire country of Canada above us. There are an incredible amount of factors as to why Americans say which state they are from. We are a boiling pot of nationalities, cultures, and geographies.
Great comment and very true. Also true is that people from foreign countries mostly see us as more alike than not.
I miss Christina! Hope she'll appear in the future again :)
Christina's everywhere... She's omnipresent... LMAO
I believe she has her own channel now
Peanut butter and jelly became popular here because peanut butter was INVENTED here, and peanuts are a major, highly cost-effective crop in this country. PB has been in military rations packages for 100 years, it keeps well at room temperature and it's quick and easy for kids to make a sandwich with. Regarding the British accent, most Americans only hear it in British movies or TV shows shown here, and most of those are comedies. We say what state we're from because the states are not all the same. The only people who think that being from New York or California is a good thing are those who live there -- and they look down their noses at people from Arizona or Iowa. Remember, the US was COLONIZED, and groups from one part of Europe or Asia tended to colonize in groups. The same way that a Scot is offended to be called "English," or a Swiss is very definite about NOT being French, our states are the size of your various countries, and we have similar "Us vs Them" territoriality.
"i don't know if this is a california thing but no one wears coats" ...girl, what? the entire country is not southern california. when i've got 3 feet of snow outside my house with below freezing temps because a winter vortex is hitting the east coast i'm wearing a freaking big ass winter coat... or ya know, even if it's just cold outside because winter.
Not that I think people should for the weather, but people in even northern California wear coats because to them it is cold
Americans do wear coats. Again, Ally has a very small view of what Americans think. I wouldn't say she gives typical responses, and seems to be quite sheltered.
I was thinking the same thing, Ally may be a good source for her part of Cali but definitely not the country as a whole.
Yeah that was really weird. I grew up in NY and I have at least 4 coats.
Yeah i was thinking, 'well you're from california' but she must know the snowy states where coats, well i guess not
I don't think she's sheltered, I just think that she is a typical Californian, Californians don't need coats. I have a trench coat that I wear through the winter, no one calls it "English" or "Fancy". It's just a thing people wear.
@@superchick221b5 That's not accurate either. I grew up in California, and Northern Californians absolutely do wear coats. Regardless...she said that Americans don't wear coats. I'm not hating on her...my view of it is based on a lot of the videos that she is in. She tends to be very immature and very small minded with her answers and doesn't really give accurate representation of Americans. It's obvious she is very young and sheltered.
The American girl may be a great representative for California, but certainly not most of the states. The truth is most Americans think our Californians are really flaky. In fact, it is regularly said across many states: California would be great if it wasn't for the Californians. And the reason we say the state is because we have radically different cultures. California is very different than New York, Flordia is a different culture than Texas.
@B Babbich I am not a republican, but I can see why you would make the assumption since the majority of the state's vote that way.
@B Babbich why bring in politics?
@@lilMalevolent they aren't the one bringing in politics, the original comment alludes to it since literally the only people i have ever seen saying "cali is great except for californians" are the ones who dont like california's politics, hence those on the right. its not an "american" opinion in general
@@msmkp01 Correct on the first part. Still doesn't answer my question.
I don't understand why you don't like us, we do things our way in our state and you do things your way, leave it at that.
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It definitely depends on where you’re from if you wear coats. In the east, everyone wears coats because it gets below 0 degrees Fahrenheit in the winter.
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Americans tend to say they are from specific states sort of like people within the whole of Europe say they're from their country. The US is a very big land mass, 1 state can be larger than a typical European country. For this reason there are lots of regional and cultural differences within the US, and quite noticeable when you're in each state! Example: the south is VERY different than the East Coast. The people are very different! Southerners can come across as indirect (generally because of their perceived notion of rudeness), whereas East Coasters have a tendency to be very direct and to the point.
Yes. It amounts to a ranked hierarchy of loyalty. My first loyalty is to the United States, as my country, and then to my state, which I am actually very proud of. I think this is pretty common for most Americans. I have a certain idea of values, places and history that my country represents in my mind, and I then have a subset of places, history and people that I associate with my state. The state pride fits into the national pride like a key piece fitting into the whole puzzle. But yeah, I am more proud of my state than the states on the other side of the country or even right next door.
I also come from a huge country with regional differences and a great level of state autonomy, where people tend to identify more with their state (Brazil). However, when I'm a tourist on the other side of the world, it doesn't even occur to me to say "I'm from São Paulo" right off the bat because I know I am abroad. They're not supposed to know where that is, or what being born in that region entails. Russia and China are even bigger than the US, and I don't see them doing that either.
So, yeah, you may mean well, but it does look really arrogant. If you don't want to come across as an imperialist a**hole abroad, you can always mention the country AND the state, or start with the country and then tell them more about your region later in the conversation, if asked.
@@marjorievanelven1703 Most Americans will say they're from the US first, then mention the state...if abroad. But I must say...speaking of a**hole...your comment came off a bit rude. I don't really care what anyone thinks. Perhaps the issue is you...and not me?
@@marjorievanelven1703 So all it takes for a Brazilian to perceive "imperialist a**hole" is to say, "Hi, I am from Pittsburgh"? Pretty hard to fight pre-conceived bias, then, no matter how you introduce yourself. BTW/if you said initially that you were from Sao Paulo, most of us would know where that is.
@@johnalden5821 Of course not. I'm just saying that, in a walking tour outside the US, in which the tour guide asks everybody where they're from and that's about the only thing they'll say to each other, being the only one saying the name of their state instead of their country makes you guys look arrogant, as though you think people on the other side of the world are obliged to know where Pittsburgh is. They probably do (as some people do know where São Paulo is), but that's not the point. The point is, even though you see your states as mini countries, they are not. When you travel abroad, you use an American passport, not a Pittsburgh passport. Which is why it sounds weird to introduce yourself like that on a different setting, on the other side of the world.
Perhaps I'm biased (who isn't?), but unfortunately people's perceptions of us abroad are often influenced by our countries' political decisions. Considering the US military presence abroad, its habit of invading other countries to "free them", and the (rather delusional) discourse inside the US that it is "the best country in the world", "the only one where you can be free", etc etc, it's easy to see why a foreigner would have that bias. Like, "hey, look at the American guy, supposing everybody knows his state. He so thinks the world is his playground that he's abroad and still acts like he's home, mentioning his region when asked where he's from, and expecting everyone to speak his language". I'm not saying this is my point of view, this is obviously just a fictional character, so you understand my choice to use the word imperialism here.
That coat question can't be a real thing lol.
She's basically right about PBJs. It just happened a few decades earlier. Around the turn of the last century, people started using meat grinders to grind certain other things to make food pastes. PB was originally considered a bit more posh, and was almost a charcuterie type thing, being paired with pimento, olives, cheeses. Then when the price came down, around the same time as sliced bread was invented(1920), it became convenient and popular with children.
Interestingly enough, I read somewhere that the first PB&J recipe was a triple decker with PB between the bottom 2 slices, and currant preserves(this was before currant cultivation was banned in the US) between the top 2.
In Ally's defense, hearing the melody to "My Country 'Tis of Thee" and then trying to think of the national anthem might throw many people off.
Royalty: We love Drama, Fashion and Fantasize about being Rich/Royalty which The British are portrayed as in films.
Coats: Coats or Suit jackets are still high fashion.
Peanut Butter & Jelly Sandwich: Staple food, Americans love sweets, Cheap
States: States are like countries in the UK. Drive for 3-5 hours you're in a different STATE. States in U.S. can have their own accents, regional slangs, and basically everything.
An American saying that they are from a particular state, is like a Brit saying that they are from Wales, or Scotland, etc. Yes, yes, yes, I know that those are countries in the UK as opposed to states, but the way that the USA operates politically, there is a lot of autonomy given to states, and there can be wide cultural differences among them. Also, Americans travel much more among the states than they do internationally, so giving the state as the answer is typical when traveling. If you come from a major city, that is also said by many Americans. When I travel abroad, I always start by saying that I am from the U.S., and then it's usually followed by the question "which state?". So, there seems to be no winning on this issue for us.
@@joshrees3413 England, Scotland, and Wales are literally the size of one US state though lol
@@joshrees3413 look up the definition of 'state'
The "United Kingdom" is a state including the countries of England, Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland
@@sophiering2102 I know that they are separate countries. I literally say that in my original comment.
I love the low key American roasting you guys brought to the table in this one 🫡🔥
If you're from Europe you don't say, "I'm from Europe." You say what country you're from.
It's the same in the States. Our States are practically their own country is just that we're in a Union of these "sub-countries" and "territories" that as a whole are recognized as a single country. Every State had its own identity aside from being American.
Europe is a continent. Like North America.
England, Germany, Ireland, and Greece and countries, like the USA and Canada.
Wow! Us from the East Coast had no idea we were doing a British thing by putting on our trench coats pretty much 3 seasons out of 4 😂.
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I tend to assume it's obvious I'm American from my accent - which is why when people ask I also say the state. Because the states are vastly different in the local culture from each other especially based on regions. Mid-atlantic, northeast, northwest, southwest, Southeast, Midwest... the regions are so different in climate, customs and attitudes/beliefs. It's like saying you're from Wales or Ireland rather than the UK.
A lot of these questions don't have an answer that the average American could answer. We don't really know why we sing the national anthem, it's part of our culture that we're taught from birth.
We sing our national anthem everywhere because of a bunch of dumb cold war stuff. lol
@@jforeman540 Bingo
But do we? We sing it before sporting events. When else do we sing it? Maybe a fourth of July celebrations... The British woman mentioned they sing theirs before sporting events too.
@@tedthurgate Nope they don't. I watch Premiere League every weekend which is a English Soccer tournament they never sing the national anthem. Watch la Liga soccer tournament from Spain, Serie A soccer tournament from Italy and liege 1 soccer tournament from France and they never ever sing the national anthem before or after the game. The only place they sing the national anthem is during the continental tournament where one country plays against anther country which happens in the World Cup or Euro every 4 years. But in America MLS, NBA, MLB,NFL all sing the anthem before every game.
@@shuggfilmzandstudio2354 Well in La Liga might be impossible, cause we don't have lyrics in our anthem haha
We want more video with Lauren, Marina the French girl, the Spanish girl and the German one
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Lol, I'm from New York and all my life I been wearing coats. Hell, I don't think I'll go outside without a coat during a blizzard. It's different for people from different states. Florida and California folks don't usually wear coats but New York and Minnesota folks wear coats during winter.
I was so confused about the coats…. We wear coats. And I don’t think it’s just a British thing at all 😂
I’ve heard British people making fun of American accents too, so I think it’s just a thing we all do.
I also think it’s strange when Other Americans mention the state (and often the city) they are from if they are speaking to international people. I usually only say exact state when I’m talking to people from the US or Canada.
Wow Seriously Please don’t think Americans think like her !! Give us more credit
Next time can we get an American who can answer these questions with some intellect and insight?
"We don't wear coats".
Yeah, I bet American's in the North would beg to differ🤦♂️😂
That American girl answering the questions is clueless. Her answers and general knowledge of the US is severely lacking.
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Honestly, I’m like what is this girl talking about.
She didn't even know the national anthem which made me laugh hardcore.
Isn't that just all Americans?
The American girls voice is literally so cute omg 💀
The entire United States is almost 41x as big as the UK which, remember, is made up of 4 countries! It makes sense to me that a little more specification as to where you're from in the nearly 3.8 million square miles (9.8M km²) of American land is utilised. In terms of land area, saying you're from the UK is less geographically specific than naming any of the smaller 40 states from Idaho to Rhode Island. It doesn't matter if you don't know where someone's state is; if you don't care, you don't care. Or if you do, you'll look it up on the map. It's a lot easier to see where a Connecticuter lives rather than just "an American."
To me, pledging allegiance to the flag every day seems like something you´d do in a dictatorship or sth. It´s kind of weird in my opinion, we don´t do stuff like that at all in my country.
Yeah. I find this kinda weird as well... I don't like it. I don't want to be offensive or anything but I definitely agree. It kinda feels something you'd do in a dictatorship. 🤔
As an American, it's weird to me as well, and the younger generations are starting to think the same thing too. In my school, more often than not you'll find people sitting down for the pledge of allegiance as most kids just don't care about it anymore.
yeah it's weird and I hate it, I stopped participating in like middle school. I think this sentiment is becoming more common now but it wasn't ~20 years ago
Relics of WW 2 and the Cold War with Communism.
It's not really "weird", it's that's just a difference in culture. The pledge of allegiance is a pledge to liberty and justice for all more than just a flag, so it's more what the flag represents.
The United States is almost as large as Europe. Just answering, "The US" feels almost as non-specific to us as someone in Europe saying, "I'm from the European Union." The state we come from just feels like it better represents who we are, like a European specifying their country. We don't really expect you to know where the state is, but hopefully people from lesser-known states add which region it's in like, "It's in the [south/northeast/midwest/etc]."
I'm from Texas, and almost all of the people I met in Korea had heard of that one. Usually when I told them they would say, "Ah, Texas! Bang bang!" with finger guns. Lololol so cute!
Ameroca is pretty different regionally. So we say which state to understand a perosn becakground on how they act from that specific region. And states usually help with that.
Could you please find another American that isn’t quite as vapid? Americans don’t have coats are you kidding me?
She lives in Cali and she thinks all Americans are like that
@@curiousmind_ I think claiming that she really thinks is a bit of a stretch
@@curiousmind_ that is cali for you lol
@@pjschmid2251 I mean according to what she said
Talk about living in a bubble. She's been to Korea but not to one of a dozen ski resorts in...California. The fricken water that she uses comes from snowfall on big California mountains. Americans don't have coats, wtf.
Ally's voice is sooooo beautiful.
The state thing is because the US is so large and has so many differences. The combined US is almost the size of the whole of Europe, so states are very much like countries. So saying "I'm from Arizona" or "Georgia" or wherever state for us is just like saying "I'm from Germany" or "Finland". We just have a common language and a bit more shared history, but there is genuine culture shock from one state to the next.
No, this is total nonsense. America isn't the only geographically large country on planet earth, nor the only one with culturally variable provinces. Saying you're from Arizona or Georgia is like saying your from North Brabant, Lombardy or Bavaria. With the difference being these latter provinces have their own languages, often more people, and far older and unique cultures and histories.
Spain has seven co-official languages. Germany was a 39 independent countries just 150 years ago. Your assumptions of the world outside America is absurd and ignorant. If you think you wont experience stark cultural differences traveling between regions and provinces within even small countries you need to educate yourself.
@@alexander9703 I wasn't stating that at all, I'm very aware of that. I was just trying to convey the perspective when trying to source someone's location of origin. I meant it purely from a geographic standpoint and brought up the point of culture shock to help emphasize that point.
Unlike Europeans which can comparatively travel between each others countries with ease, most Americans never leave the US because of it's size and the distance to any other major regions. Canada is mostly disregarded in that idea because it is almost identical in many cultural aspects and a great majority of Canadian's live within only a few hours of the US border. Mexico and the US have had long standing political and cultural issues since the birth of both countries which prevents many from ever traveling south and many of those that due either don't go far south or already travel abroad much more often than most.
So for the average American the world is this distant "other" that is only viewed through the already heavily skewed TV and most don't ever have a chance to experience any of it. Back to the main point however, for American's our separate states are comparative to other countries in how we identify ourselves.
On a more historical note, that is how they originally interacted when the country was first organized. Over time borders shift of course, but the difference from Europe though is that the states couldn't declare war on each other, with the exception of the Civil War, which basically made that permanent, but cemented many of the cultural lines that persist to this day. Combined with English being a common language it was just easier for culture to run relatively parallel for the large nation, while still remaining distinct for each area.
Of course this is heavily heavily heavily simplified for both the US and Europe, but the point is that we identify with our states the way many Europeans identify with their country, the cultural lines are just a bit more blurry (ironically despite being very straight on a map).
I loved it very much!! Both of you speak good English!!
I'm Michael from Argentina and I m a teacher of English.
They speak good English because one girl is from England where English came from and the other is from America which used to be a British colony.
Duh.
I like Ally and Lauren :)
This so-called "American" girl is lacking in some of her American lifestyle knowledge.
100%
She is speaking from her individualized experience. Or she often just makes guesses at the answers. No hate to her though. She’s sweet and doing her best. 😌
I'm an American and I've never seen someone from Minnesota or North Dakota or Maine or Buffalo, NY wear a coat, so maybe. Disclaimer, I've never been to any of those places...and I own a coat, damn. Sorry, Ally, I tried to help.
True! I am French and have spent 6 years in the US, and I sincerely think I could give better answers to many of these questions
Yeah that's just Americans in general.
They aren't known for their intelligence.
The reason americans specify their state is because the US is pretty large and every state has a pretty distinct culture
Back in the '90s when I worked in an international organization, at every party the Brits were the one started the national anthem singing battle whenever they got drunk!
The state thing is a really simple answer i think, i know why i do it anyways. It's to give a better idea of what region of the states i live in. America is a big country, and its regions are quite different from one another. New England is a totally different place than the deep south or the west coast.
When traveling abroad I'm going to say the US first, then California. But if someone already knows that you are from America, you will say state and city next. Even if someone hasn't heard of the city, or knows the state, they will probably know the region, and get a better idea of the person's environment. If you say that you are from Texas, or California, or Florida, or New York, or Idaho, or Hawaii, as Americans we are going to have an impression of their upbringing. Of course with so many stereotypes, this could be WAY off. People from other countries will probably only know state references from movies and media, which can be good, wildly distorted, or blank.
I wish I could do an experiment and find maybe three Americans to go to the UK together: one from Miami FL, one from Memphis, TN and one from Seattle, WA. Then when a British person asks each where they're from, they each only say, "The US." That should be enough to satisfy any British curiosity, right? You know it just hit me. We're often called ignorant Americans oversees, but you don't hear the same in reverse. But the reality is that, just by sheer numbers, more Americans travel to their smaller countries than they travel to ours. And, they frequently stick to places like NYC or L.A., maybe Orlando. But I know that a Scot is culturally different from a Londoner. Do they know that an Iowan is culturally different from a Rhode Islander? Maybe to them we're all just like what they see from NYC, Hollywood and Florida Man videos on CZcams (although Florida Man videos aren't off the map when it comes to reality, lol).
The problem is there are many American tourists abroad who only mention their state when asked where they're from. That comes across as arrogant, as if they assumed people on the other side of the world were supposed to know the names of all 50 states.
@@marjorievanelven1703 Other than for world-famous states like California, or Texas, New York, or Florida, I have never heard any American say that they are from a lessor known state without first stating that they are from the U.S. (when in a foreign country). If they do say that they are from the U.S. and add Fargo, North Dakota, it is probably more out of the habit of talking with other Americans, and not due to arrogance. Most people would just Google where the lessor known state/city is, anyway. Even if they are an American.
@@deanmcmanis9398 Hi, Dean. Thanks for your comment. Well, I have. More than once. I know this doesn't always come from a place of arrogance, but unfortunately it can come across as such. That's why I suggested to mention both the country and the state :)
Still it is so American to mention the state. I have never heard anyone saying I am from Germany, Bavaria or Russia, Krasnodar Krai.
She got the national anthem mix up with "My country 'tis of thee"
When she heard the UK "God save the Queen" which as the same melody as
"My country 'tis of thee" she got confused.
In my school, literally nobody says the pledge and the teachers don't care... well my P.E. teacher did, but she really only made us stand and didn't care for anything else so it's kinda weird for me when I see everyone just stand up and put their hand on their heart and all that because in all my life it was never something I really had to do... and this was in the south...
As an American, I think we say our state as where we’re from because a state is a huge area while, for example, a part of Portugal is quite small Wyoming is huge
This is so interesting but about the Beefeaters only the guards at the Tower of London are called those. They are called that cos in the olden days they were paid in beef.
Just a little fun fact 🙂
Beefeaters were assigned to taste the food cooked for the monarchs as a preventative measure. England has no official national anthem of its own so "God Save The Queen" is the default anthem.
Can we get a smarter American to do these? It's embarrassing.
Agreed
Christina was awesome
Agreed. She seems like a nice kid, but not very knowledgeable.
Don’t be rude
Agreed. Says we don't wear coats when yet she forgets that the temperature can drop and snow can fall/the annoying cold wind. Then doesn't even know the national anthem. She didn't really answer any of the questions.
I’m pretty sure most of us don’t really care about the British royal family. It was in the news when that one American girl married a British prince for like one day but from what I know, I’ve never really seen anyone talk about the British royalty.
Americans mention the state when we say where we're from for a couple of reasons. People tend to associate more strongly with their local area than with the larger nation as a whole. But the biggest reason is how different climate and culture are between different states. For one example, Alley said Americans don't wear coats, just jackets. That may be true in California because it's very hot and dry all year, but most states get very cold at least part of the year. Someone from another state would have had a very different perspective. If someone is from Scotland, they'll have a different perspective than someone from London. Knowing what state someone is from is very informative information if you know a little bit about the different regions in the US.
As an American I would have answered some of these questions completely different. So take this info with a grain of salt.
We dont wear coats???!!! What?
I think the reason Alley was so confused regarding the National Anthem, is Lauren started singing the British National Anthem first, and here in America we stole that song and changed all the lyrics to create "My country tis of thee" which is sung in schools and events as or maybe more often than our actual national anthem.
Americans tend to identify by their state when asked where they are from because it's a common introduction topic here, and we are always asked to clarify specifically where we are from with more detail, so when a foreigner asks us we don't even consider the fact that they'll have no clue.. we just come out with our default answer.
As far as Americans thinking we are the center of the world, I'd blame that more on our media and schooling than Americans as individuals. After traveling the world, I always come home to severe culture shock. Americans are VERY sheltered by our news media and government. Most Americans have a very vague idea of things that happen outside of our nation due to lack of coverage, and we are propagandized from birth regarding how great our country is. Things have changed somewhat in recent years among certain parts of our population, but large numbers of our people still fall back into a comfortable ignorance of the world.
The National Anthem is sung way more. Every sporting they sing it. And it's not sheltering by our gov't or media about the world, there is just a lot to do here and a lot going on. It's why most don't have passports. Much more fun and cheaper to see your own country.
So Ally is a bit off the mark on PB&J. It was actually popularized by soldiers during the World Wars. Both peanut butter and jelly are shelf stable foods so they could eat the sandwiches in the trenches. And because it's a sweeter form of protein, it developed into a comfort food and was in high demand when soldiers returned home.
As an American, here are my abbreviated answers.
1. Most Americans don’t really care about British royalty. It can just be interesting to learn about since they don’t have royalty.
2. Ive never heard of putting on a coat being a British thing. Americans wear coats in the winter.
3. Never thought about PB&J sandwiches and never learned their origin.
4. I’ve never heard of talking in a British accent being comedic. I suppose if you want to pretend to be fancy you might…
5. The US is a big place. The state is a good way to narrow down where since cities can be too specific, but just saying the US can be enough in some international contexts.
6. National anthem at sporting events is for military recruitment purposes. I can’t say I find it necessary. Side note: I didn’t say the pledge of allegiance in school daily. Most classrooms don’t even have a flag.
We say the state we're from because the country is so big that each state is so diff. I feel it's like how people wouldn't just say they were from Europe, they're from Ireland or Scotland.
An interesting road trip for a Brit would be to rent a car and drive down the coast of the Eastern Seaboard from Maine (Bar Harbor) to Key West in September. That is just one coastline. Then tell us on You Tube about your journey. (see elevated highway across the Keys: Key Largo to Key West. Have a Cuban meal in Miami. Visit the 'Gullah Coast.' Tour Savannah with a guide. Learn about St. Augustine old city. Do a boat tour of a one day trip on the intercoastal waterway. Visit The Frederick Douglas Home in Washington, D.C.. Do an airboat tour of the Everglades. Eat Gator. Visit Ernest Hemmingway's home in Key West. Tell us then there is more variety in Cornwall versus another part of the British Isles.)
To accentuate your point, you didn't even mention places of interest between between Maine and Maryland. There's a saying: Americans thing 100 years is a long time, whereas the British think 100 miles is a long distance.
@@otis299 we have places thousands of years old, so that saying isn't even true either.
The US is so diverse
@@makreacts8045 ??? Umm, the saying isn't about places. It's about general perceptions of time and distance in two different cultures.
Not all kids recite the pledge of allegiance at school. It varies from city to city or state to state.
really, what areas dont?
@@rrrrrrrr7860 at least part of the SF Bay Area
Me laughing in NY winter about the no coats comment
I also wondered those questions to Americans
This American women is so sweet
yeah so in the midwest it gets down to like -40 in the winter... so yeah we wear coats.
I want to address something Lauren said. She said that Americans think we’re the center of the world. And it’s true, we do think that. But that’s because it’s accurate. I know it sounds arrogant to say it, but we really are the center of the world in a lot of ways. Whether it’s entertainment, sports, politics, or current events, America can’t take a shit without having the rest of the world discuss it to death. For example, let’s talk about world leaders. I know who Britain’s current Prime Minister is, but I don’t really know enough about him to have a strong opinion on him, one way or the other. And I’m sure that millions of Americans wouldn’t even be able to tell you his name, or recognize his face. On the other hand, If I went to Britain and ran a poll on the previous* US President, I’m 100% certain that everyone I’ll speak to will know who he is and they will know some basic facts about him, and almost all of them will have a strong opinion on him.
Again, I realize that I probably sound like an arrogant America, but the truth is that the world will always pay attention to whoever’s at the top of the mountain, and right now, that’s us.
*This is probably true for our current President too, but I went with the previous one because he’s more recognizable and polarizing.
I'd say the majority of Americans wear coats. Which sort of ties in to why we say what state or at least region we're from.
Different regions are so different it can be like visiting a different country.
Look up Florida (alligators, bikinis and hurricanes) Arizona (scorpions, cowboy boots and sandstorms)and Vermont (moose, flannel and blizzards) to see what I mean.
I would suggest for people to play a Geography game to learn where Country's are. After a couple hours of playing I know where all states are and all of Europe and Asia. From UK.
There are a lot of duplicate names for cities in different states, with Springfield being a notorious example.
In some ways, we are so influential. Because of that, we have a few areas where we ARE the center of the world, just like the UK, IMO, is the center of the world for music.
However, I for one American, am VERY curious about other countries and other cultures, like your own. That is why I will subscribe today. More videos like this one, OK?
UGH
@@lauragoreni3020 A little more than UGH would be helpful - I said those things in sincerity...
The state thing is because us is huge! Each state is relative to the UK. You wouldn't just say you're from Europe, not specific enough.
Chinese - you specify area as well, yes?
Exactly. Just as other people will say the specific city or region they are from for more clarification, us Americans are gonna say what state we're from. That's really all there is to it, I don't understand the confusion lol
You wouldn't ask a Russian, which republic he is from. Or would you ask Canadians which province they are from?
@@svgstarlight I agree. Italians (for example) are conscious of regional differences between, say, Lombardy and Sicily. So they might answer initially that they were from Italy, but then follow up by saying Milan or Palermo.
@@Nikioko I would ask a Canadian which province he/she is from. After all, it would make a big difference in knowing if the person was Quebecois or from Alberta. Very different cultural backgrounds.
@@Nikioko Yes, I do ask Canadians which province they are from!😃 Just as Europeans have asked me which U.S. state (or city) I am from.
Already commented but also had to add: most Americans don't really care about the Royal family, either. The fact she didn't even know the names shows she's just being too polite to openly say that.
Right, like there are some are hard core fans, but Americans would only care if something really scandalous happens because we love gossip about political leaders. Also I do want to note, that while some people find royalty interesting it's not like the way some British people feel about their royalty.
Like from what I understand at least some people actually like having a queen and stuff, but in America I am pretty certain even a hard core british royalty fan would flip out at even the notion of America being included in the queens purview.
We are almost the size of the entire continent of Europe lol. Saying you’re from Oklahoma, or Washington… that’s like saying you’re from Germany, or Estonia.
All Americans, but remember the states are “United”, European “Union”. Lots of regional differences here in basically every way possible, massive in some cases.
"you (Americans) do think you're the center of the world sometimes". I also believe the same, I was not born in the USA.
I talked with some British people. I think after talking to them that they will be more patriotic when the royal family doesn't exist important in politics or state.
I like this channel.. 👌
I love Laura 😍⚘
Because Germany, France, and Spain are the ballpark size of our 3 biggest lower 48 states and Eastern Europe is about the size of Alaska. Also, people from Ireland similarly say which county they come from. My great grandparents were from Fermanagh/Monaghan which was in the middle north of the island which in turn is about the size of the 5 New England states. Now there is a ridiculous border you may pass through 3 times each way to the local store! Anyway US states are like other divisions in Europe. For example: "Bavarians" are proud of their specific culture.
the national anthem along with the pledge of allegiance are drilled into us at a young age idk how else to explain that
I've never associated wearing a coat with being British. I've never even heard that.
She said we Americans don’t wear coats....I’m in nyc freezing as she’s saying that 😬
I don't think British people realize how big the US is. All of UK can fit inside Texas , maybe even just California lol. You can't compare UK cities to US States. States are pretty much its own country , band under one flag- so while we are all very similar in principle, huge distinction exists state by state, city by city. A Texan is definitely not like a Californian - and a Floridian would not live in Dakota with ease. Southern CA is not the same as Northern CA. As is the difference between the more southern vibing North Floridian vs the Miami tropical vibing south Floridian.
Side note, the weirdest Sandwich I've heard of in the UK is a pickle/cheese sandwich. But once I wrapped my head around it, it sounds pretty yummy- its like taking out the turkey/tomato bit. Tomato/cheese probably the same concept.
Well, Canada is about the same size as the US, and so is Russia, but people from those countries usually just describe themselves by their country. I get that state identity is important within the US but very few people from other countries know anything about the differences between most US states, except wht they've picked up from TV shows and films.
@@jrd33 States in the US are not like States in other countries. Each State has its own leader (Governor), Assembly (State version of Congress), Constitution, Laws, Police force, etc. Each State is essentially a country of it's own. It's why we are called the United States. Our Federal government only has very few functions, so many Americans identify more with their State. For example, I call myself a Hoosier because I am from Indiana. I rarely refer to myself as American because Canadians, Mexicans, Brazilians, etc are Americans, as well, since each country is in the Americas. I rarely refer to myself as being from the US because that doesn't really mean as much to me as saying I'm from Indiana.
When a American say 'Hay Im from Michigan" Its not that we are expecting you to know what that is its just that America is BIG with different cultures. Its like the UK, "Hay im from England" or "Hay im from Scotland." England is not the same as Scotland just like Ohio is not the same as Michigan, even if they are right next to each other.