British Couple Reacts HOW I SEE THE USA AS A EUROPEAN (after 6 months)
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"No Shoes - No Shirt - No Service" comes from local Health Departments. It is for your own safety. Stores and restaurants have no say in the matter, typically.
Nah I live in beach community they don't care 😁
@@joeyjohnson4826 That's good news. I'll be there in ten minutes. 😀
I new a guy who went into a place with that sign in just a shirt and shoes on a dare (he was a dumb teenager at the time). It wasn't as funny as he or his friends imagined, but they were also lucky enough not to get in trouble.
@Ian McNally as much as I'd love to say something witty about that, I cannot. I was walking with my daughter and sister when we spotted a guy walking around with a T-shirt and boxer-briefs. We told my daughter to keep her eyes closed for a few minutes.
Their insurance is the real reason.
But if you're in a beach area nobody cares and you can still go barefoot and shirtless
What she doesn't understand about credit cards in the US is that you're not responsible for unauthorized charges.
theres quite a bit she doesnt understand about everything
@@zillatattoo Well to be fair she is only talking about a six month period. There's no way she could understand everything about us in only 6 months. Even if she did drive around a good chunk of the country.
And it’s not like you don’t know how much they are charging on the card. When they bring it back it’s with a receipt you have to sign that clearly shows the charge and you get a copy.
Are they responsible for unauthorized charges in other parts of the world?
@@harveythepooka The Fair Credit Billing Act of 1974 limits your responsibility for fraudulent credit card charges to $50 but most card issuers absorb the $50 making your loss 0 regardless of where it's from as long as you report the unauthorized charge within 60 days of the date of the statement on which it appears. HOWEVER, this applies only to CREDIT cards, not debit cards. So whenever using a card overseas or under any dodgy circumstances, use a CREDIT card, not a DEBIT card.
In most places in the U.S.A. It is VERY rare for people to bring up politics with strangers, whether American or not. It is actually considered impolite to bring up politics or religion with strangers. Also, with 4-way or all-way stops it is pretty simple, if you get there first you go first, and if you get there at the same time then the person on the right goes first.
I like how yall have a solution to every issue she rants about and seem to understand better than she does.
60 MPH in Montana! Ok, I can see why people were honking their horns. The speed limit on the interstates (motorways) is 80 MPH.
Yes, Montana (I believe) has the fastest posted speed limits in the US. It would be like going 60 MPH on the Autobahn and not moving over to let someone pass.
I could tell by her points about driving that I would have been laying on my horn several times if I had been behind her. Most especially and the stop light and the stop sign. She contradicted herself when she said that the person on the right always has the right of way at a four-way stop but someone is always to the right of another person at a four-way stop, especially a busy one.
@@skyhawk_4526 Actually THE fastest posted speed limit is near Austin Texas at 85mph. But it is a tollway, so the fastest "free" road is 80mph.
She was going as fast as that poor land rover could go with a ton of stuff in it.
I think of the way it's spoken here. December 25, 2022. Month, day, year. That said, I'm in the habit in my writing to use 25DEC2022.
Even if it is legal to turn right on red, you still have to stop first and give the right of way to other traffic. Some lights are illegal to turn right on red. There will be a sign that says "No Right Turn on Red".
And not all states allow it.
Then you have states like Pennsylvania. 😂 "Stop, except right turn".
@@JustMe-dc6ks All states allow right on red after stop, unless there is a No Turn on Red sign. New York City is the only place in the USA where No Turn on Red is the default. A sign will specify that you can turn on red after stop.
As soon as she said "vegan" I expected a snob. She did not disappoint. The "no pets allowed, no shirt, no shoes, no service" makes perfect sense. Dogs & cats don't belong in a place of business. Some people have allergies & no one wants to dodge dog crap in a shop. Too many people want to sue if they step on something like a piece of glass; common in a grocery store where jars get dropped; so requiring shoes is reasonable. As for shirts, nobody wants to see a bare beer gut at the market, much less in a restaurant.
you sound pretty snobby yourself, immediately assuming the worst about people.
Well to be honest your kind of outing yourself as extremely biased before you even made your comment.
@@felixthecat580they are right though No one wants that
Vegans always have to tell you that they are vegan, as she did in the video.
@@tooaskew2558 did you ever ask yourself, if meat makes people aggressive, why are vegans the ones throwing a fit?
I love that you're blown away by a drive through ATM - it's always fun to see things surprise people that I take for granted
I was thinking the exact same thing. It's rare to not see a drive up ATM at a proper bank branch.
I've heard the misconception, more than once, about Americans not knowing how to drive a vehicle with a manual transmission. Many Americans know how to drive both.
And many of the current generation have no clue how to drive at all 😂
They won't for long, once the younger generation gets older and the older generation phases out. Seeing how they hardly have any manual vehicles available for us anymore.
not really, manual cars are only about 1% of all the cars in the US. out of all people i know, only myself and a few others know manual
People young than 55. Can't drive a stick.
She still have a lot of misconceptions about the USA. By the way, Happy Early Birthday Millie
So true. I wish someone told her about some of them. As an American who lived in europe for 4 years. Alot of the things she said were different are actually similar, at least in southern Europe.
I have refused to watch her video completely as she seemed biased since it wasn’t what she was used to.
How about she just tells the differences w/o complaining. 🙄
@@causticchameleon7861 (Name checks out). You missed what she said at the end then.
@@GUNNER67akaKelt That’s fine. I don’t need nor want to hear everyone’s opinion. I’ve reached an age where if I don’t care to watch something fully, then I don’t and I won’t.
I watched her whole series. She had the vehicle shipped on a boat from Germany to Mexico. She got the dog while in the US. Also she stayed in very rural areas which is very different from cities. She also spent most of her time in the interior west so not even close to traveling the entire country. This country is way more diverse than anyone understands
I agree we are very diverse she seemed to be in the middle of nowhere most of the time.
You left a word out. She traveled "across" the entire country from El Paso (i believe) Texas to Prudo bay Alaska. That is from south to north (and back) across the entire country.
@@Furball-8994 Across the entire country without touching the midwest, New England, the south, or the heartland, so missing most of the major cultures.
@@richardsteiner8992 She'll likely be back. The U.S. is a big place. She really liked it here, especially Montana.
@@richardsteiner8992 When I think "across", I think from one end to the other, So SE Texas to north AK would be true in that aspect. That's why I said they left out "across". It changes the entire meaning.
The way I learned to negotiate a 4-way stop in the US is that whoever gets there first go first, BUT if more than one car gets there at the same time, then the person on the right has the right of way.
It’s extremely rare that 4 people show up at the same time, though it is normal for 2 or 3 people to show up within the same half second and not know who got there first.
We usually make hand gestures to each other to figure it out, or someone will inch out and start the whole thing moving. It’s not at all as bad as she’s making it sound.
It's really not that complicated it sounds to me like she just didn't understand what the rule was and is now explaining her wrong understanding of that to everybody else because what she just said literally has never happened ever 😂
I followed her trip. She really didn't cross the country. She drove up the western states. She didn't cross the country. So many of things she experienced in that part of the country do not pertain to other parts of the country.
so many people twisting what she said, it was never suggested she drove across the entire united states, all across just means spread around, not just 1 state or region etc.
@@Jamie_D you are twisting. She said "across" the US.
@@Jamie_D going from north to south is still across the us lol , it isnt just east to west
@@bobgordon5616 yes exactly, i'm saying she never said entire
@@bobgordon5616 So, she really should have just said she drove "up and down" the US.
You do not have to tip when you are buying a coffee or taking an order to go. The machine will ask you if you want to tip and I always press no. Tipping is only required when you sit down to eat at a restaurant. Never tip a fast food restaurants.
About the credit card going with the waiter, you will always get a receipt when you use a credit card. If you realize the charge is different from your receipt, you can call the phone number on the card for customer service and dispute the charge. Illegal charges are removed and you are not responsible for them.
It depends on the coffee. Already-brewed straight coffee, tip if you want. Fancy coffeehouse drinks that take skill, it's bartender rules. If they deliver to the table and check up on you while you occupy that spot for a long time using the Wi-Fi, tip
Most places just leave the POS systems the baristas use on the default settings they were designed with restaurants in mind
"Tipping is only required when you sit down to eat at a restaurant." What about delivery drivers using their own vehicle? Anyone that isn't paid at least minimum wage every hour requires a tip.
@@maovslandlords9244 I normally tip a couple of dollars for pizza delivery, but most restaurants like Domino's charge delivery fee. In Domino's case they charge $4.50 or $4.95 in my area.
But it is still possible that an unscrupulous water/waitress could take your information and even though you aren't responsible if they make a charge, they still have your information and if you don't change the card #, then they can continue to use your card and information! And we all know how much work goes into having to change your card#!!!!!
Born and raised in the UK.
Within days of graduating with the PhD went to the US to take up the position I was offered.
Now an American citizen (Texan).
God Bless the USA
Land of the Free, Home of the Brave
😂😂😂 We are not free Brit boy
@@tecumseh4095 This just tells me that you’ve never left America and don’t know how restrictive a lot of the world is.
OMG she is... I have no words. We do not spend all our time talking politics. And our food is outstanding
Let's be honest. American food is all copy-cat derivatives of food from other countries. There are very few exceptions. Just look at Taco Bell. My Mexican co-workers cry when I get Taco Bell. Find a hole in the wall Chinese restaurant, then go to Panda Express. Americans have a way of diluting food from other countries, then saying it's better. That said There's a special place in my heart for Gumbo, Jambalaya, and Texas BBQ of any kind. ( burgers are meh, gotta be a good burger. Thank McDonalds for that)
@@phantomraver666 the fact you used Taco Bell as an example kind of discredits the rest lol.
It's unfortunate, but I know people that prefer Taco Bell.
@@phantomraver666 If you live anywhere in the southwest it is a crime to go to Taco Bell with all the great Mexican restaurants around. Get beyond the burbs and one can still find great mom and pop ethnic restaurants whether it be Italian, Chinese, Thai or Mexican.
@@Anon54387 I live in Arizona. I have a Mi Pueblo's, Valle Luna, El Pollo Loco, like 25 Berto's chains, and countless other Mexican restaurants within 5 miles of me. Any of which are better than Taco Bell..... but I know people that disagree. Mostly because of the cilantro, but some people just don't know any better lol.
Yellowstone is definitely worth it. She just went in the middle of peak season and probably to the most popular areas. That's like saying you don't like Venice because it's overrun by tourists. Yellowstone is massive and extremely popular. Plan your trip accordingly. It is still very amazing. Been many times growing up.
Speaking of Venice, I have been there several times and I love it. That said, I went last March/April for work as Covid was starting to ease and saw the city with 1/10th the amount of tourism and activity. I fell in love with the city even more!
Yellowstone is my most favorite place to go especially when it is late fall. Beartooth Hwy is my best way in from my 2nd home in Red Lodge.
@@InlandOne I watched most of her videos and she did have a narrow view the way she traveled, also must not have looked to much for places to buy guns lol, I live near a very small town and we probably have a dozen places that sell guns including Wal-Mart but I would not buy their pea-shooters.
@@ghstdnsr Why would you need to buy pea-shooters, everybody is born with one!😂
Just remember when you go to visit Yellowstone - it smells like rotten eggs because of all of the sulfur! Make sure to bring menthol cream to apply underneath your nostrils. (Or other good, strong-smelling applicants.)
I feel she is totally off-base about Yellowstone. Yes, it gets super busy at the height of tourist season (mainly June, July, August) and there are some big parking lots. However, even at the peak of tourist season, the park is so vast, it’s easy to get away from the crowds if you want to and feel like you’re the only one there. (It helps that I used to work there). Most tourists stick to the roads and the attractions along it, but that is such a small portion of Yellowstone.
She prefers more remote areas to crowds. Yellowstone in tourist season is pretty busy.
She's off base about almost everything that she said in this video. all of the complaints that she had her directly tied to her own fucking ignorance and/or superiority. Like the fact that she was mad she couldn't go below the speed limit in the left lane. Or the fact that she was mad that she couldn't walk into a cafe barefoot (which isn't a thing almost anywhere in the west) INCLUDING EUROPE. She wanted to find things to be mad about because she didn't do proper research before she went there and then was surprised that people weren't going to change their regular behavior to accommodate her and her preferences.
Shes referring to the super popularized west Yellowstone, where most people go when they visit the park. North Yellowstone on the other hand is great, a lot more remote, way more animals, better scenery.
This girl is the reason for many Americans having the perception that British people are snobby and superior. Thank goodness there are people like you two and Lawrence Brown to dispel these stereotypes.
The fact that she had the audacity to be mad that she wasn't allowed to walk into cafes without shoes on is genuinely so annoying to me. And you know she's now moving here permanently? 😂yikes girlie because she needs to realize that once you've moved here we're not as nice to you as when you're just a guest and she might actually get herself into some trouble acting how she acts.
So superior she left her country and parked in America. Tale as old as time. Crap on America while quickly rushing to it for safety.
@@Lina_unchainedi saw one video where she was in a country town walking to people's trucks looking and digging through their truck beds and I was shocked
@@stetsongray5355 she's deeply problematic and obnoxious but I hadn't heard about that. Can you link the vid pls? I have to see it holy sh*t. 🤣
The stop sign priority rule she described is correct, but it's rarely that complicated. Even at a fairly busy 4-way intersection, it's rare for four vehicles to pull up and stop at the same time. Normally, you're only contending with one other vehicle that's close enough to the intersection as you are to need to pay attention to who stopped first. And in the US, the "right is right" rule also applies if two vehicles on perpendicular roadways arrive and stop at the intersection at the same time. The vehicle to your right has the right of way. I drive for a living and if it looks like another car is about to arrive at the intersection at the same time as me, I either slow down or take my foot off the brake pedal to ensure I either get to the intersection before or after the other car. It just makes it easier that way since you know that either you are first to go or they are. Having to deal with four different cars coming from four different direction and all converging on the intersection at about the same time is extremely rare. If the intersection is that busy, it's probably going to be controlled by traffic lights and not stop signs.
She's making mountains out of molehills. It's not that difficult to figure these things out. Just chill already.
She's a female "bohemian" type spirit. She fits right into parts of the US completely as that type of subculture is very prevalent. Others, not so much. It's like saying she fits into one European country but not others, the US is so big.
Every time i have been to the UK. Guns are the 1st thing people want to talk to me about. either how i feel about them or they ask like "is it strange being somewhere without everyone having guns?" probably the thing that told me the most about how much of the idea of america comes from tv shows for a lot of people from the UK.
I live in a very gun loving area of the United States and in 40 years I have seen maybe five people who weren't hunting or police carry a gun in a holster. I will be honest, a police officer with a gun scares me much more that a civilian. They have an actual license to use deadly force.
It's funny you guys mentioned how you didn't experience the "friendly American" when you visited because in the U.S. New York is known for being the rude state, so I'm not surprised you didn't experience friendly faces. The fact she thinks people getting upset that she's driving under the speed limit are rude is telling. Most of our highways are around 70-80 mph, so if she was going 60, I'd get upset too. Also, it's really gross to go into public places without shoes. It's really unsanitary.
She was driving in the left lane to So Not only was she not going the speed limit but she was also going not the speed limit in the fast and passing Lane as opposed to all the way over to the right. Basically she was just mad that we didn't all change how we behave for her order to accommodate what she prefers or likes.
The car on the right has priority if you arrive at the same time. If you're there a smidge before, you go first. Pretty simple, really. As far as right turn on a red light, you have to stop at the red then make the right turn if you can do so safely. You don't just automatically turn right.
Unless you have a protected right (island), then you merge into the cross traffic. Yes, you don't have to stop at the limit line, but you have to respect pedestrians using the crosswalk to get to the island, because that is where the button to activate the crossing signal will be.
Right turn, from and to the right lane, after stopping and if safe, where right on red is allowed.
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The majority of Americans don't even know that NOBODY has the "right of way" at a 4 way stop. Both things mentioned are courtesies or traditions, or whatever you want to call them, but legally, nobody has the right of way. I have taught defensive driving for 30 years before I retired and usually only one or two in a class of over 30 people would know that.
@@Jml416 true, we are required to *yield the right of way*
So about the date format, I always think of a filing cabinet. You have to find the folder for the month before you can find the document from the date you are looking for. Therefore, the American system makes total sense.
1) It’s a hold over from mail delivery by ships and horses.
2) The month is usually more relevant than the year or day. You aren’t likely to not know what year and the day doesn’t matter unless you know the month.
I actually think neither format makes sense. Year, Month, day. That format makes more sense to me (especially if using the filing cabinet analogy). But Day, Month, Year (as the Europeans do it) seems backwards and Month, Day, Year seems out of order. I vote for Year, Month, Day. It's in descending order from the most general to the most specific, which is exactly the order a person uses when they need to pinpoint something. To take it further, it would be: Year, Month, Day, Hour, Minute, Second. No different than Feet and Inches and Fractions of Inches. You'd say something like, "Six feet and two and a half inches." Not, "Half an inch, six feet and two inches."
@@skyhawk_4526 true. I would be fine with year first, then month , then date. With the filing cabinet analogy, the year is the drawer, the month is the folder, and the date is the document. So it makes sense. The main issue with putting the year first though, is that many people abbreviate the date by leaving the year off. If someone asked me what today’s date is, I would say 4/2, not 4/2/23. Sure, it could work the same way if the year came first, but I’m sure it would confuse some people.
Absolutely, never thought about that way. Makes a lot sense 👍
Also a date like May 7th rolls off the tongue a lot easier than the 7th of May. At least in my opinion. Also agree that month is more relevant than the day.
There are more details in many of the other comments, but I wanted to point out that she drove through a bunch of the western states, not in the east at all, so her experiences were very different from someone traveling in the eastern half of the country. For example where she was traveling the population density was relatively low and there were lots of unpopulated open spaces, so you would see a lot more rural areas than cities, and more pickup trucks. Pickups are, admittedly, popular all over the country, but you'll see many other vehicles as well.
I also want to add that she camped most times on her travels well off the beaten path, no facilities, nothing. Real wilderness stuff. So, take her comments on Yellowstone Park with that in mind.
Agreed. The USA is very different depending on where you are. She mostly stayed in the middle of the country.
I live on the east coast's Mid-Atlantic area, in a large metropolitan location.
There are a bit more cars here than trucks. We are very pedestrian friendly in this area with sidewalks everywhere! In neighborhoods, next to roads, in shopping areas. There are several pedestrian bridges. Plus we have bike paths, bike lanes and hiking paths. We also have great bus and train transportation options.
The waiters, usually, do take your card away. But you do get a receipt to verify for correctness before you sign. More places are starting to get the little check out box at the booths. You can also order appetizers and play video games on those machines.
Not only can you turn on red, yielding to on coming traffic, but many intersections in my area have flashing yellow left light. So, you can make a left turn when the way is clear.
With the getting honked at, which lane was she in? Slower traffic needs to stay in the right lane. If she was going slower in the left lane, then yes, she will make a lot of people angry.
No shirt no shoes, no service is the law EVERYWHERE in the USA. It was not Starbucks' choice. It is because of health and sanitation, especially in locations that sell food.
Facts!!! i live in ma and its very diverse i was so shocked when she said that and im glad we dont let people go into places without shoes plus i would not recommend walking around barefoot for safety reasons and its a matter of cleanliness. And i understand why ur dog cant go into every shop cuz u may safe their safe but the store or restaurant nds to kp the people safe ..she kinda Annoyed me tbh lol
in my opinion, she traveled the US the best way. avoid the crowds, camp in beautiful locations, and ultimately enjoy the nature.
30 also lived in California. Farthest i traveled was Oklahoma. Stayed in tornado ally. Dealing with tornados is scary af.
Tipping has another bonus if you are a server. You don't have to claim all of it for taxes. I do hate how she said "I traveled all across the U.S." and technically she only traveled the west coast. She missed 85% of the U.S.
Tips added on a credit card receipt are reported to the federal and state governments, which taxes it as regular income. It also increases the server's reported total annual earnings for purposes of receiving benefits like health care credits, child care credits, etc. Cash tips are not, which is worth +30-50% to the server over credit card tips (e.g. a $1 cash tip is worth $1.30-$1.50 in credit card tip).
Plus some restaurants divide the credit card tips not just amongst the servers, but also kitchen staff, dishwashers, etc., taking it away from the servers.
Plus some restaurant even charge the server a pro-rated share of the fee that the CC processor charges for credit card tips.
Sounds like she missed a lot of great places to eat. There's such a wonderful variety and at varying costs.
I think it's important to understand that for many places in Europe there's no real need to "look for" good places to eat.
Bottom of the barrel is still plenty good.
The US in terms of that when you don't know any better is a bit of a pain in the ass because there are some incredibly shitty diners that in my experience you just wouldn't find where I live.
In my experience that just seems to be a big difference between the 2. In the US you need to pay attention a lot more to...well, a lot of things.
Been following her for a while now. She actually got her dog, here in the U.S. You might like checking out her experience at a Rodeo.
In Montana, to be exact.
I agree, check out her trip through Texas where she experiences a rodeo for the first time.
@@bobdornbos4467 The rodeo was actually also in Montana.
She’s just upset at Yellowstone because a talking bear stole her pic-a-nic basket.
I followed Eva for her trip to the US. She shipped her car to Mexico and drove from Monterey MX to the top of Alaska and back. She mostly camped in her Land Rover and cooked in the truck. She stayed west of the Rocky Mountains was mostly in rural areas. She is currently making a new plan while in Mexico. She got her dog in Montana.
So I did a bit of research to help give good perspective. Jersey crime rates are listed at 29.7 crimes per 1,000 of the population. Whereas the area in Massachusetts I live in has a crime rate of 3 per 1,000 of the population. So it is absolutely possible to find exceedingly safe places in the US.
I really can't understand why so many people think the us is super dangerous. The overwhelming majority of the us are some of the safest places on earth
@@fireheart6267 Cut it out. it is dangerous. We are numb to it because it happens so often. She’s not attacking you personally by saying it is dangerous. When’s the last time you hear of mass shooting in other civilized countries? It just doesn’t happen.
@RiptideRambo So you are the only one who sees the news about mass shooting in other countries and nobody else does?? 😂😂😂🤡🤡
@RiptideRambo BS! tell me the last time there was a mass shooting in those countries? Norway had one back in 2011!
@@tecumseh4095 damn, you have some issues...relax dude
I grew up in Pennsylvania, and now I live in Texas. It's really hard to generalize the U.S. as a whole. People in Philly don't really approach and talk to strangers that much, at least not on the streets. Once you get inside a restaurant or smaller space, that can change. In the South or out West, they are much more likely to strike up a conversation in public and smile more often.
Right! Every state is different and some states have different landscapes and cultures.
I'm not so sure this is a state by state exactly for this instance its more rural vs. urban
Yellowstone is ~1/2 the size of the entire U.K. Sure there are some highly populated tourist spots, but it also contains some of the most isolated and pristine examples of nature.
With the turning right on red, it's important to remember that we drive on the right side of the road, so you wouldn't be crossing any traffic lanes to make the right turn. In most states, you're allowed to make a right on red after you've made a complete stop and waited for an opening in the flow of traffic (essentially treating it like a "Stop" sign). You can do this unless there's a sign that says "No Right On Red" or there's a right turn traffic arrow/light that is red, but right turn traffic arrows/lights are only really found at super big/busy intersections. There are a few states where this law is the opposite (you cannot turn right on red unless there's a sign that says "Right On Red"), so it's important to look up that state's laws first. Also, the biggest thing to remember is that if you are making a right on red, everyone else has the "right of way"/priority over you, so you would let all other traffic and pedestrians go before you would make your right turn because they actually have a green light/the pedestrian crossing light.
Hope this explains the situation a little more and makes it seem less absurd. It's really just another way to prevent a lot of traffic build up. You don't have to turn on red even if that's the way you'll be going since the light IS red, but you might hear some honking behind you from the people that do want to turn.
I tend to enjoy videos of European people pointing out the cultural differences between their countries and the U.S when they approach it like “ here are some really interesting and cool differences I observed”. But when they do the whole whiney, complainey “what’s that about, America?” , type schtick, I generally tune them out.
Yup. That's what she did in this video. Called us poor, too, because we don't travel abroad and visit other countries. We're not "financially" able like they are in Europe. I get a kick out of these videos. Always the "backhanded compliment" and how Europe does things"different,"meaning better. I guess I'm a little sensitive about sticking up for this country because of how others "abroad" (and at home) like to trash it. I stopped watching Joel and Lia because of their being so smarmy. They are pros at it. Never been to Europe and don't want to visit. Haven't seen 1/4 of this country yet and I'll spend my money here. There's so much to see and enjoy! I'm ready for the bashing. 😊
@@TheRapnep I do get a little annoyed by people who visit the U.S. and can't believe we do things differently than they do in their country. Like, what's up with that? I've been to a few European countries and was perfectly fine that they did things differently. That's the whole point of traveling. Otherwise, why bother?
As for Joel and Lia, I haven't watched them in a while, but what's kept me from watching them more is that they tend to visit chain restaurants and go shopping constantly and that's their whole exposure to the U.S.
In one video, they actually visited Independence Hall in Philadelphia. Since I'm from that area, I was curious what they would think. They could hardly hold back their boredom and didn't seem interested in the actual history or culture of the U.S. Very surface impressions of everything.
@@sassycatz4470 I quit watching Joel and Lia a while ago because , to be blunt, they’ve not very bright. Plus, Joel mentioned that his family actually lives in Florida, so the whole culture shock routine is really just an act .
Yea, the entire "it's different, therefore bad" is just tiresome. Same opinion on that by this European.
@@mcsmoothie7052 Wow! No kidding! He's a good actor then. 👏 I thought they were cute at the beginning, but the more I watched them, the more I noticed how backhanded they were in their opinions of the US. Rubbed me the wrong way and they constantly do it and smirk all the while, like it's an inside joke between them. Haven't missed them. I don't know why we are expected to conform for others when we have our own ways here. I've never been to Philadelphia and I would love to visit all the historical sites. Being from Boston, we have a unique history and I couldn't imagine being bored to actually see an important part of our history.
They REALLY do like to eat at chain restaurants and shop til they drop! 😁
I hardly ever see ATMs that are not drive through. Lol.
We have sidewalks all throughout the cities and suburbs. I'm 59 years old and never saw anybody in the states I've been through with a gun. She hasn't been down south because there is so much natural places here like the everglades. Driving and metrics would baffle me if I went to Europe, so overall she needs to spend more time here to see the difference.
I have a handfull of times seen someone who isn't hunting in about the same amount of time. That is because I live in gun culture part of the US.
As to Yellowstone being a parking lot.. I physically Laughed when I heard it.. And once you know this you might too.. (Btw.. I follow her and watched her travels thru the us on CZcams).. Yellowstone National Park (2.2 million acres) encompasses a vast area of geothermal features, from the iconic Old Faithful geyser to the Grand Prismatic Spring. It's also home to wolves, bison, and more than 50 other mammal species.. That is one hell of a big "Parking Lot"
In the US, if you get a coffee, you are NOT expected to give a tip. Some places now *allow* you to give a tip if you want to (and I find this a little frustrating and pushy), but you only have to tip if you get wait service, like at a restaurant. If you get coffee or any other small service, just click 'No Tip' (and don't feel bad about it!)
Most locally owned (non-chain) coffee shops in the US don't even bother suggesting you tip. Starbucks is the worst though. They sell you a coffee for around $6 and then have the audacity to bring up a screen before you can swipe your card giving tip options of $1, $2, or more, or "No tip." I think if they just changed it to a percentage, I'd be more inclined to give some sort of tip. But I'm certainly not giving them a dollar (the minimum tip option) on top of the cost of my overpriced coffee that should actually be sold for about $2. Back in the day, when my Starbucks coffees were less than $3, I would often leave the change a $1 tip. But the price is so outrageous now, I can't justify paying anything more than the listed price.
@@skyhawk_4526 That’s not the case in urban California. Most people do tip in coffee shops, especially for espresso drinks (any coffee other than regular American drip coffee just poured from a carafe). But I, for one, tip less than in a place with table service- maybe 10% rather than 20%. And on those machines you can nearly always customize the ampunt of the tip-I do the math in my head and 10% makes it really easy; just move the decimal point.
The people stupid enough to pay Starbucks prices for coffee deserve to be fleeced by the employees of said company - this woman clearly was.
@@skyhawk_4526 I do not like their coffee anymore, too bitter, I get gift cards from my sister who lives in California, she has the option to go to the Coffee Bean out there which is really good and if we had one where I live in Florida ( we don't it's a California thing) she would get me gift cards for there. I only go to Starbucks on occasion as a treat for a sugar laden mocha coffee to hide the bitterness. I agree way too high price.
I have driven a manual transmission car. It's much more common than you indicated. My husband was asked in driver's ed class if his family had a manual or automatic. He said automatic, so they had him drive a manual one. He taught me how to drive a manual, and we later bought a couple of manuals. My husband was the manager of a sporting goods department in a Walmart where guns were sold. He had to run background checks on potential buyers.
Yep, I've had at least a couple cars with stick, but I haven't had one in probably 20 years. I would probably have to relearn it a bit, hehe.
In the 1800’s cars were mostly manual in the states, but eventually we progressed 😊
1800s?
I have traveled all over the world and the accent thing really cracks me up I've actually been worried that people thought I was mocking them because I'm like a sponge and pick up accents really easy.i always worry people will think I'm making fun of how they talk but no one has ever complained so I was glad to hear hear say that.
As far as feeling safe I live in the middle of Kansas My house doors are never locked And I don't even take the keys out of my car unless I travel to a bigger city I can't imagine a place where you could feel any safer
Its different in a lot of rural areas where meth has a presence and also in the Southwest where cars are stolen and easily shipped across the border (or stripped and the parts shipped across).
hence the term fly/pass over state, a place that doesn't matter
@Gabe Good So, only places where you feel you have to worry about being robbed and need to lock your stuff up, matter?
I would say in general, metro areas in the US have more crime. Comparing where you live to London would be maybe an equivalent.
She shipped her truck (with Polish license plates) to Mexico and flew to Mexico just before the car arrived. Then she drove around Mexico and crossed into the US and into Canada. From Canada she drove up to northern Alaska and returned to Canada and the rest of the US. While in Montana, USA, she purchased her dog and continued through America and then back down to Mexico because her American visa was up. Once in Mexico, she shipped her car back to Poland and flew home from Mexico with her dog Vilk-- a German Shepherd.
Thanks for the info, very interesting.
She’s insane driving around Mexico, it’s extraordinarily dangerous because about 35% of the country is under the control of narco cartels.
Must have cost a fortune to do all that!
She actually overlanded from Argentina through South America all the way to the end of Alaska. She’s a badass!
That is so stressful. Ugh.
Happy Birthday Millie! And congratulations to you both on the news of your baby! Yeah we have drive thru ATM.
I find it so funny that she and most people not from the US visit here and only visit like 1-2% of the country at most (usually only tourist areas) and then start making videos about how different and weird things are. Most of the video clips and topics she spoke on are from country/suburban areas. City life in the US is so much more different. I especially loved the fact that she said most places don't have buses/subways/sidewalks and you need to drive everywhere. I grew up in New York and mostly everything you want/need is within walking distance and if you need to go somewhere most people use a bus/train or even walk. I personally haven't traveled outside of the US much but I don't doubt life is different and I also wouldn't judge the entire country/region based on my small perspective. I encourage people to visit the US and travel to more areas but don't assume the whole country is the same. You can literally experience complete opposite types of living just from short distance driving within the US. Please remember we are a country with so many races, cultures and backgrounds because we are a nation of immigrants and we have people from everywhere in the world. this means we have more culture than any other country because we have people from everywhere and they bring their culture with them and we accept and love it! I hope no one takes this negatively as I love all people and I enjoy watching videos of people visiting the US and enjoying it. It makes me jealous that I am not as fortunate to travel to their countries.
I actually saw her videos of her traveling across the US. She got her dog here in the United States. Food establishments don’t allow dogs in there because dogs lick their privates and it’s considered a health hazard…. The biggest thing Europeans and the rest of the world doesn’t understand about America is we are a republic which literally means we are 50 nation member states(nations) that create a republic country….. each state has its own unique tax structure and also different counties within those states… thus the reason why the tax is not already included in the price….. my best advice to anyone is stay out of the big cities that’s where you’ll find the most crime and Way-over priced and expensive everything…🇺🇸✌🏽☮️🤲🙏
That’s federalism not being a republic. Being a republic means the government acts in the public interest of the people or society. We’re a democratic constitutional federal republic, so far, despite the Republicans fifty-plus years of undermining all of that.
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You had to be that A hole who came on here to show your politics
Good job
In the US tipping is usually just for dinning in or delivery. Pick up/takeout and coffee (unless they are serving you table side) it's not viewed as cheap to not tip. Also 4 way stop is first to arrive goes, then it goes clock wise, to the right. Although it may differ in different States.
You're going to get slow service from your bartender and weak drinks with that thinking.
@@nochannel1q2321 Well bars yeah
Taxi service, hairdressers/barbers, moving services, hospitality services, babysitters/dog walkers. just a few off the top of my head where tipping is considered standard.
Pretty sure that the right of way for four way stops is the same across the US.
@@user-lf7nf3kl7t Dog walkers? Are they working for a company? I've never heard of someone expecting to be paid more than the agreed on amount for dog walking, or baby sitting, unless pay wasn't discussed and you're describing the full payment as a tip. It's hard to make a list, but a couple more would be bellhop and valet.
Hey, an American here who grew up in Los Angeles in the 60's and 70's and in my childhood I had been to Yellowstone a few times on family trips. It was simply amazing and almost no one was there. Yellowstone is spectacular with it wide variations in geography and natural beauty. I was so fortunate to experience it before the extreme commercialization that she is describing.
I agree with you. She’s judging harshly. Maybe she went to the wrong area of Yellowstone. The area is beautiful.
The puppy is American 😂😂 she got him while she was here. And then took him on her drive to South America which is a fun watch too 😊
A lot more places are asking for tips in the U.S. Even in places where they don't provide any service. Usually that happens in places with those new fancy tablets. We've just learned to press "No, thanks" when asked
She bought the dog as a puppy after she arrived in USA. Also, she prefers nature over people places, as she states in one of her other videos. As for tipping, as an American, I grew up with the belief that tipping is optional, but highly appreachiated. I have never believed that any tipping is mandatory, NEVER. I worked as a bussboy and waiter in a restaurant, and still believe these facts. Roger living in Southern California, city of Cypress. 4/3/2023, or in UK, 3/4/2023
Yellowstone can be a completely different park depending on how you approach it. If you only go to the most popular spots that are built up for tourists and that you can easily drive to, and you stay in a lodge, then you will have a completely different experience from someone who gets out and does some hiking, or even gets a backcountry permit and has much more of a wilderness experience while tent camping days of trekking away from any road. And if you go in the middle of winter, the experience is very different from during peak summertime tourist season.
We have drive through pharmacies, ice cream stores, banks, ATMs, etc... For years there have also been drive through dairies where you stay in your car and some will get you milk, eggs, bread, beer etc... so you don't have to get out of your car on the way from work. You don't have to get kids out of the car either. Very convenient. I've even seen drive through liquor stores.
Turning right on red is not always a thing, look for the signs that tell you
The USA is pretty specific. If you aren’t sure if you can do something, there will usually be some sort of sign nearby that will answer that question for you.
Most Americans do not talk about politics with strangers or even acquaintances, only with friends.
regular food that you find in a grocery store is much less expensive in the US than in the rest of the world. However, special, high end snobby food like "Certified Organic", "Fair Trade", etc. costs 3x to 4x as much (e.g. "Organic" milk costs 3x as much as regular milk, "Organic" eggs cost 3x as much as regular eggs, "fair trade" coffee costs 3x as much as free market coffee, etc.)
You can get very good quality food a a modest price at many restaurants. It is the "Organic" and "Free Trade" stuff that is at a premium (and also meat substitute products like "Beyond Meat" brand meat patty substitute)
I love Yellowstone. She's right though, it is a parking lot in the summer. I usually go once school starts back up and the tourists disappear. If my RAM truck is passing you on a road and I'm putting out rude gestures and honking (which I wouldn't do), you are likely in the wrong lane driving too slow. This woman has never driven in LA or Boston and it shows. The speed limit in Montana is 80 mph. If you aren't driving 80, stay in the right lane. They were honking at you so you don't get dead.
As an American, I used to only drive cars with manual transmissions. As time went on, traffic got heavier and I got tired of pushing in the clutch. Automatic transmission cars are more practical, although more people should know how to drive a stick shift.
Totally agree. Driving a manual got old real fast.
Each business that sells guns has to have a permit from the Federal government (a Federal Firearms License or FFL) which requires a lot of paperwork and record keeping. Each location of a chain (like Walmart) is considered separately and needs its own unique FFL. A license to sell ammunition only requires much less paperwork and record keeping, so you will find stores that sell ammunition but not firearms. Additionally guns that use separate powder and projectile are not considered "Firearms" (no permit needed to buy or sell), nor are those that were made before 1898 even if they use self-contained cartridges.
In my area, I can safely assume about 1/3 of the people in my local grocery store are carrying a gun.
They just conceal it, because carrying it open makes you a target if a bad guy shows up.
We do month/day/year, and imperial system, because the British gave it to us, and they switched to metric, and the date format to match the rest of Europe. And we, just didn't. We didn't have to, we weren't trying to match with anyone.
A little bit of research will reveal that that's the way many of our "differences" have occurred. The British started something and we followed suit. Then they changed it and we didn't follow the change.
If she just drove from Texas to the north, she’s giving herself a lot of credit for driving “across” the “entire” U.S. 😂 I think all the smiling comes from us being a country of people that originally spoke many different languages. We had to rely on expression. Same with us talking with our hands. All my neighbors are from Spanish speaking countries and I swear for the first 5 months all I got back when I would smile and wave was a puzzled frown 😂 I learned a little Spanish, trying to learn more, and kinda tweaked how overboard I probably came across, and now the old man smiles and full on waves, and the others at least wave… I still don’t get many smiles unless were trying to talk 😂 It is a very very American thing. This is rural Tennessee.. I also got the vibe that they’re used to some racism around here. People around here can be awful to Hispanic/Latin/Spanish speaking people 😢
She never said the entire US, entire being the key missing word
She drove to the top of Alaska
Eva did a good job of traveli g from Mexico to top of Alaska then back. Shd is known as an adventurer and long distance runner. Also she adopted a puppy.For some reason always mentioned ready for bear encounters.
@@deonb3812 But unless starting in Alaska what do you have to do? :)
Very insightful indeed🤜🤛✌❤🙏
At a four-way crossing in the US, their car on the right has the right-of-way, if there's no stop signs or lights.
Vilk (the dog) was acquired in the US. She then drove the route showed (most of it) with the dog (passing through Canada part way on her way to Alaska).
The US is basically the size of Europe, so for us traveling to a different state is like a European traveling to a different country in Europe. So when they say "Americans don't travel.", well how many Europeans have actually been outside of Europe?
No US is smaller
@@Heatwave9000 Well, first I said it's "basically" the same size. Second, just do a google image search of a map of the US superimposed over Europe and you'll see it's basically the same size. Traveling from Ireland to Greece is basically like traveling from Oregon to Louisiana. Spain to Belarus is like Arizona to Wisconsin. So yes, traveling inside the US is comparable to traveling around Europe. 🙄
@@Heatwave9000 Europe is 3.9 million square miles and the U.S. is 3.5 million square miles, so yes they're basically the same size.
@@Heatwave9000 Driving from Arizona to Massachusetts is a longer distance than the entire length of Europe. If you started in Portugal you would end up a few hundred miles into Russia before you equaled the same distance.
Alot of restaurants now have machines on the table. And take out coffee I never tip
When Fahrenheit was developing his temperature scale, there was no reliable method to distill water, so there was no "pure" water. Instead, he based his scale on the freezing point of water with the maximum saturation of salt before it started to precipitate out of the solution, and set that as his 0F.. When a method was developed to distill water, it was found that pure water froze at 32F rather than 0F. He set the second point as "average" human body temperature (measured on the skin) being 90F. This was later adjusted to 96F inside the body. It was later adjusted to be distilled water freezing (32F) and boiling with a 180 F difference = 212F at 1 atm. pressure. Body temp is "average" at 98.6
We mostly don’t leave the country very much because the plane tickets cost so much to go anywhere given the vast distances.
ElPaso to Texarkana is over 800 miles of driving across Texas.. or roughly 2x the distance between Land's End and Marshall Meadows Bay in Northumberland if that gives you a point of reference. Texas is huge.
I'm sure the dog was in quarantine for a couple weeks. I followed most of Eva's journey in the Americas...A little risky at times (especially in Mexico and Alaska). I laughed heartily when she met retired rednecks in Texas. Peace, Love!!
Not all great food is expensive. idk where she ate. It doesn't help that she only visited western states, and didn't visit much of the midwest, south, and the east coast. That, and there are tons of uncrowded beautiful parks. Again, she visited one of the most popular national parks in the world during tourist season.
When you come to a stop sign (if there are no other cars already waiting to go through the intersection)
You take turns based on cross traffic alternating with parallel traffic… if the car opposite to you is going straight through and you are turning left you wait for the oncoming car to pass by you before you complete your turn
The whole 'date' thing here in the U.S. ..month/day/ year...IS smallest to largest though...It only goes up to 12 months in a year (making it the smallest numeric amount grouping 1-12 ), a month 28-31 days (making it the next largest numeric amount grouping), then the year which is the largest numberic amount....So we are technically correct here in the U.S. when going smallest to largest by having it be month-day-year.
lol nope. We do not use the Gregorian calendar date format D/M/Y) correctly. This is little-endian (Gulliver’s travel) sequence (little to big) is used by a majority of the world and is the preferred form by the United Nations including the United states when writing the full date format in official documents.
As for Yellowstone being only commercialized parking lot, There is a video called Yellowstone in Winter (1984) you might enjoy. The park is 3,472 square miles .
There are millions of Americans that have never been to Yellowstone. I personally live near Mammoth Cave National Park which is awesome. The area around The Great Smokey Mountains is very commercialized, but the actual park is awesome and I always enjoy visiting.
About 10% of all US adults have a permit to carry a handgun (varies from state to state some are very difficult to get e.g. New York, Illinois, California, while others are available to any citizen without a criminal or psychiatric record), so there were a lot more handguns around, she just didn't notice them because she does not know the signs of someone with concealed carry.
Fun fact. Many animals going between Europe and the USA get quarantined in London. The BBC even did a reality show about the animal quarantine center at Heathrow.
This lady's first time at the rodeo was a good video.
I’m in Minnesota, USA. It is not unusual to see a gun on occasion, but most people do not carry them around or they are concealed. This is my experience.
The 4 way stops are only first come first to go when traffic is light. If there is traffic backed up, it goes in a counter-clockwise priority.
The "Right Turn on Red" rule varies from state to state, and some places (like New York City) prohibit it even if their state allows it. Generally it is that if you want to turn right on a red light (or left onto a one-way street) the red light is treated as a "Yield" sign or a flashing yellow light. So you may not turn if there is cross traffic, but may turn if there is no cross traffic. A green right arrow would give the right turn the right of way instead of the cross traffic..
People over 40 can usually drive manual. The younger crowd - not so much.
As a person who works in food service. We take your card to the pay terminal. It's most likely all the way in front as you enter or somewhere behind the service counter.
At a 4-way stop sign, if both cars reach their stop sign at the same time, the car on the right side has priority.
We have gone crazy with tipping. I'm not talking about waiters and waitresses who are paid less than minimum wage. But now you are expected to tip for coffee and even carry out. The other thing is, the United States (we're not allowed to say America anymore) is very diverse. New York is different than Texas, which is different than California which is different than Michigan.
Was she expecting a subway system in South Dakota? 😂
I might add our property here is private. Apparently in England people can walk all over the place including on private property. Not over here.
I learned how to drive a stick-shift car when I was 17(1983) and I’ve never bought a a car with an automatic transmission, I just love the feeling of using all of 4 limbs to operate it. Their hella fun!
4 way stops are not mentally taxing. You stop and everyone that was already stopped before you got there goes. I'm not sure how this is a complex thing for her.
It's simpler than she's making it. Whoever got to the stop first, goes first. Whoever got the intersection last, goes last.
Great reaction guys. It saddens me that Europeans/Brits seem to have such hostility and negativity towards Americans. It's very dumb, and one sided. Nothin but love from us in the USA. Come visit! It's a massive country with so much to see and do.
the moment his girlfriend processed the comment "i walk barefoot a lot of the time" was gold.
Without a doubt the British are the biggest critics of Americans and the US.
Eva is a great person i have been subbed to her for about 6 months and always loved watching her videos she sounds really snobby but is really down to earth. really enjoyed your take on everything she said so well done much love and respect from down south
My 5th car (1st 2 hand me down from parent, that I replaced after 1st real job) was 1991 Saturn w/manual transmission and cruise control (who knew) and most vehicles I drove in USAF were too. To be fair we deployed UK, Germany, and Saudi a lot and I went to trouble to get my USAFE USAF {Europe} License and Japan as well.
Shoes and dogs is a health and hygiene issue, and is often regulated by the city and/or state (i.e. a restaurant could loose their license to serve food if they allow bare feet). Similarly animals are not only a hygiene issue, but a potential behavioral issue and also a consideration for other customers who may be allergic or have respiratory medical conditions.
Animals can be brought on airplanes in locked carriers as "live cargo" (not carry-on in the passenger compartment). Getting an animal into the US would require the dog to go through quarantine (4-6 weeks in a government facility), and then probably would have to go through quarantine again on the European side going back into the EU.
Animals are only allowed if they are service animals but what gets me about that is when people get afraid to call out that pet owner who puts a vest on their poorly trained dog to claim their pet as a service dog. That takes away from the seriousness of owning a service dog and it and puts people in danger.
Eva passed through Fairbanks on her way to Prudoe Bay last year and all the people she met were nice.
But if you get to the crossroads at the same time, the person on the right gets priority. That's why it's called right-of-way. If you are uncertain, then you wave the other person to go unless they wave you to go first. It's about Americans being nice. However, that's the only place Americans are nice on the road. Americans don't normally talk politics because it is such a passionate subject, we only talk about it with people we know have the same point of view.
Regarding Yellowstone, she obviously didn't get off the beaten path. Because you can hike into some very remote regions in the park. There's some CZcams channels of people who hike these parks and it's very interesting. And these hiking trails are no more than footpaths at times. But they are mapped out well.
She's a barefoot limousine liberal. She wants to see nature, but only if she can drive there to go glamping.