10 CRAZY things I got WRONG about America Before I Went for the first time
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- I can't believe I've not done this video already! I hope number 1 inspires you. This is 10 CRAZY things I got WRONG about America Before I Went for the first time. I've mentioned a few of these funny cultural differences before, but more as asides and I wanted to delve a little deeper today.
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You definitely need to visit non city life America. A lot of the things from your list are very different if you’re not in the city
Jack Miller absolutely I'm born and raised in rural South side Hampton roads Virginia life here is totally different than life in New York or LA and a lot more really old history too.
Yes
@David Tucker They're different, and it isn't just the taxes that make them places i wouldn't want to live. Lived in several places and Phoenix is very different from Topeka which is a very different place compared to Virginia Beach which is wildly different from Baltimore despite being less than a day's drive away.
@@ethanphelps4562 You're so right - I grew up in Norfolk in the 60s.
@David Tucker That's funny. The East and West coast feel the same way about "Middle America". Even funnier is that many people from "Middle America" are firmly convinced that they are the real representation of the US, even though most Americans live in the large metropolitan areas. 80% of Americans live in big cities. Just the NY, LA, Chicago, Philadelphia, Washington DC and Boston metropolitan areas alone hold over 18%.
As a Canadian, whenever I visit the USA i try to go to small cities and small town. The people are extremely friendly--especially in Texas.
Small towns are more nosy and friendly while big cities anywhere, are more busy and noisy. I see it more evolution of a society with capitalism.
Lava1964 most Texans will say Texas is its own country. We have a little of everything. Including guns but that’s not a bad thing here
Much love from Texas!
Texas is great! Some of the larger cities are a mess. Also she mentioned the homeless problem but those are predominantly confide to certain areas and you can spark an endless debate over why that is.
hardwire I know. We need to get the hell out! We can’t thought unfortunately
It's not that the wait staff is being "nice" to you, it's that they are giving you "good service".
@Kevin L I agree with ketch, I don't experience the level of over-the-top "niceness" you describe. As long as a server does their job they get about 20% Some people round up, some round down. Servers are much more likely to get punished (small tip) for bad service than rewarded (big tip) for "niceness."
It's also the fact that they make TWO DOLLARS an HOUR so they RELY on tips. If we didn't pay our service industry slave wages, we wouldn't have to tip so much.
I only tip if it's an exceptionally well service. New Yorkers are rude, naturally. I know I lived there for 3 years and I hated every single day.
@@thomaspaine7107 Maybe in your friend group. In my younger years I was a server and and I will tell you, if you are "nice and friendly" people tend to forgive your shortcomings. I am not specifically talking about me, just something I observed with everyone who worked as servers when I did.
@LTNetjak huh. the ones I know in the midwest are for it. It is better to know what to expect every week. You can plan bills around it.
I think it’s really interesting to hear about how outsiders think about Americans.
Yes. One thing mystifies me though: every European says that the national pride they see is "a very ugly thing", but they never really say why.
@@alexanderfretheim5720, look up 'American exceptionalism' and you'll get your answer.
When it crosses into hubris or jingoism.
They see things about us that we don't see, even when we try to do self reflection. Living here in the United States, we act as a super mega-large community with what is normal with how we do things, and we are size-wise large enough that we can do it in isolation. But as an outsider, they can see the differences from how they live that we don't see. It even more so in western Europe were travel between countries is common, so the Europeans are more alike than they probably know.
@@alexanderfretheim5720 But if you talk to them for a bit they are just as proud of their countries as we are of the USA. They just don't say so right off. And it might be generational, I remember as a teen how many times I interacted with someone from the UK who was proud that the "Sun never set on the UK," the French were proud of their different language, and I couldn't get the Germans to stop apologizing about being German.
I lived the first 35 years of my life in Australia & have now lived in America for 16+ years & am a US Citizen,... I never knew how many rights I did NOT have in Australia before I moved to America.
Rather, you misunderstand how rights work. In Australia, you are free to do anything, provided that the action isn't hedged in by law. In America, rights don't necessarily exist unless enumerated.
@@andrewrollason4963
"Free to do anything as long as it's not hedged by Law"... Well, duh :)
Okay then, when I lived in Australia, I didn't realize how many bullshit, controlling, Police state laws there were & how many things were taken from me.
@@andrewrollason4963 This is completely wrong. The Declaration and the Constitution explicity state that rights are innate and that the Federal Government is limited to by what is in the constitution.
@Steve Slade
The US Constitution is for the Citizens, not the Government :)
It's a reminder of what the Government can NOT do ;)
@@davidlomm4424 well said sir! You were paying attention in class, there can be no doubt😁
As a Texan, straight up our guns help our politeness.... but the fact that our Mommas would whoop us if we weren't is probably a bigger factor.
Phteven RegularWhiteGuy don’t forget, after momma whoops us, dad whoops us too because now he has to listen to momma bitch about you. Then you get an extra smack for making him exert himself
We say yes sir and yes ma'am.
@bigricester as your neighbor from across Tennessee I must say New Orleans is actually very good looking (at least some parts) and I must say if you ever get the chance you should visit some of our cities in KY (which has some very charming small towns as well)
The second most polite ass whooping I ever got was in Austin, Texas. Montreal, Canada was, of course, was number 1. I'm not lying about this either. Both times was my fault too.
The news says otherwise. The things in Texas facilitate terrorism.
I'm a Texan. You were right when you said that each state can be considered a different country. I lived in Washington State for a few years. It WAS definitely like a whole 'nother country, compared to Texas. I loved it there. We're all the United States, after all.
"The high rate of obesity in America."
A couple of points later, "There are fast food places everywhere in America."
That's true, but the truth of the matter is that a lot of people who go to fast food places don't want to exercise. You can eat pretty much anything you want. It's more about output versus input. If you eat more calories than you put out you're going to gain weight
Couple that with lifestyle choices. If you regularly consume fast food, you are probably taking lots of shortcuts. Regularly saying, "I don't feel like cooking tonight," kinda paints the picture of a lazy person. If you very rarely stop at a drive-thru but do so because you are super busy, that's a completely different scenario.
I found her quite arttractive until I learned she wasn't into robbing banks. Huge turn off.
To be fair, she never did say she wasn't into driving the getaway car...
Deal breaker
LOL
that should be the bare minimum if she wants to compete with american woman who are into serial killers
An individual in the east coast is proud that his Irish. You ask him which part of Ireland are you from? Boston, Massachusetts. "Bloody Pilgrim".
In the US, we even tip cows...
Tim Crow lol!
That's the middle of the country and not the coasts really.
At the coast we tip sea cows
@@oaf-77 that's only Florida. Lol
Lol only when we drink
In the mid 80s talking to a young engineer in Italy he asked me why I had to work. Turns out, based on seeing the size of crowds at all our sporting events, he didn’t think we had to work and just went to games and concerts
I met a group of farmers in Victoria Australia who asked me what I thought of all their trees (very few) and I had to explain that New York State was over half forested and that we had countless farms and dairy farms. They did not believe me.
And when they ask you if you know celebrities? I know a guy who knows a guy, but no, I don't personally know any celebrities, and especially not Rhianna.
That guy doesn't sound very bright. They have futbol matches and concerts in Italy and still go to work.
Thank you for not using the usual "guns are everywhere." Misstatements made for emphasis have a tendency to become the reality for ignorant people. I'm in rural Texas, commonly considered some of the most pro-gun populace, and carrying or even discussion of guns is rare. Of course there are enthusiasts, but gun ownership for most people is just a tool, one that is rarely or never used but handy when it's needed.
But they are!! I'm packing heat right now. You just don't see the gatts.
I live in Texas and have carried everyday for the past 4 years. At work, or just going to the grocery store. 90% of the people I work with carry as well. It's not uncommon. I see people printing all the time (where you can see the shape under clothing). But if you don't carry yourself, you don't really look for things like that. Over 20 million citizens in the US have permits. Thats 2.5 in every 10 people, however there are states, like Texas (as of September) don't require permits to carry a concealed firearm.
There actually is middle ground on guns, but those of us in that category don’t talk about the subject much. If we did, we’d be arguing with both sides.
There may have been once, I don't see any "middle ground" now as anything other than a Trojan horse. The left cannot be trusted. No compromise, not backing down, our guns are ours.
The reality is, when you actually talk to people, you find MOST people are in the "middle ground." For instance, the VAST majority of Americans agree on some pretty basic things: That not everyone should own weapons, that not EVERY weapon should be allowed to be privately owned, and that there should at least be some restrictions and regulations to follow TO legally own weapons - and these views TEND to be held by BOTH "pro-gun" and "anti-gun" people, even if there are very real disagreements on exactly where lines should be drawn. For instance, it does not mean you are "a flaming commie" to believe that people, by and large, should not be allowed to own fully automatic weapons, or shoulder launched surface to air missiles, or landmine their front yard, etc. Likewise, it does not mean you are a "hillbilly, ammosexual gun nut" to believe that the Second Amendment is an individual right that confers the ability to own firearms for personal safety, sport, or really any legal purpose at all. Sadly, in recent years, even though most people tend to have more common ground than we might think, we're trained and conditioned to create conflicting tribal loyalties, and these tend to be more valuable to individuals and groups than any particular issue (regardless of what most people say). This is the real problem, and it's not at all an accident. Those that benefit the most from this tribal warfare are the ones making sure the fires are continuously stoked, and it generally has absolutely nothing to do with ideology, but power, influence and money.
@@awesomemccoolname7111 this may surprise you, but the gun debate is not divided along party lines. there is a large section of the right who want gun control and a large section of the left that don't want it.
Us middle-grounders need to rise up! We need to start talking more. The problem with our current climate and politics is the lack of moderation.
@@ivyrose779 the problem is that the left lies about what it wants and makes people like me suspicious of ANY regulation at all.
several years ago I was in a civic group that hosted an exchange group from Ireland. They could not comprehend just how big the United States really is. I finally think they understood when I told them " Look, we have several states that are larger than your country.....and we have 50 states." Most Americans are nice hard working folks. We forget how lucky we are to have been born here and it is good to be reminded from time to time.
Gene Martin - had they never seen a map?
nadogrl I guess they had but they could not seem to grasp how long the travel time was to get from place to place. The group was an exchange group of high school kids who had never travelled much. Very nice group.
I live in America, and it wouldn't be my first choice if I were going to choose a country, but definitely in the top 10
Mr. Shepherd's pie I hope so. I have not travelled much out of the U S but I am glad we made the Top 10😎
You’re right, America does feel like our own continent. It was fun to hear your impressions. Pretty spot on!
"All the waiters/waitresses just want my money", not true. Somewhat ... hurtful? .... too critical? Whatever.
Lots of people are drawn to these positions that could make perfectly good livings in other fields because they enjoy making people happy. It is unfair for you to assume everyone who was nice to you was solely pursuing your money. That is similar to the logic of someone with a large amount of wealth believing everyone they date is only after their money.
Some of us just love making other people happy, and if money shows up, so much the better.
I always liked working retail.
Technically you should be trying to get money since you need it to actually buy necessities
Well said
I was a server for years and I definitely was nice for the money lol
I always tip based on actual quality of service. If a wait person is unfriendly, but prompt, gets my order right, and doesn't make me look for them for drink refills or extras, like ketchup or whatever, they get a decent tip. If they're nice, but get everything wrong, and I have to literally hold up my glass ten minutes after it became empty, not so much. The combo of niceness **and** great service gets the best tip. For unfriendly/rude **and** bad service, which is very rare, I leave one penny, so they'll know, I didn't forget to tip, I just didn't want to. I've really only had that latter happen when a waitperson realises they're serving a gay couple, and treat us like shit. My late husband would leave it at that, to be nice, but my current husband will actually tell the manager, in a couple cases getting the person fired, mind you, not for mere neglect, but for them openly saying something ugly within earshot, like, to another waitperson, "Would you take that table? I dont like waiting on fags." When someone is actually nicer to us, because they know what we go through sometimes, guess who gets a compliment to the manager, on top of a big tip?
Having been a server for years, we want to give you a good dining experience. Yes, we want your tips, but the niceness is, by and large, genuine
Fun Diane Fact #187: Diane and Lenny have indeed both fired guns while in America, and Diane was adorably terrified during the entire experience, but cowgirl'ed up and handled her first gun like a champ!
Diane shooting a gun was my very first Diane video! I was immediately hooked!
@@runningjoke_masterstroke if you're curious, you can find her early appearances on the Facts Channel (now defunct, but the videos are still up), and I think some of its successor, the TRY Channel! Look for Irish People try Ice Cream Sundaes for a good one! She's also on Irish People Try Five Guys Burgers, too!
@@matthill5426 Thanks Matt.👍 I've been a regular viewer for about a year now. I think I've seen pretty much every video Diane has been in (most multiple times!). It's fun to see how much she has changed over the years. 😁
You are right Matt, she did cowgirl up :)
Yes! I believe she even fired an AR-15! Watch out Chad!
Most Americans like the Irish, we really like the accent
A lot of Americans are Irish heritage. My moms grandparents came from Ireland.
Irish and Australian accents 👍🏻
America was established and built mainly by the Irish, Scottish and English (not to the exclusion of other peoples though). The customs and culture from just a few generations ago was a direct result of these settlers. Unfortunately, what was once America is quickly being eroded by population replacement. Ireland, Scotland and England aren't to far behind.
@@dns984 And yet there are more people of German extraction then of any other. It was a toss-up to see whether it would be German or English as a language to conduct business in. And actually, the Irish didn't start showing up in force until around 1845, when the Great Famine took place.
I have Siri answer in an Irish female voice and Google home in an Australian voice.
I’m a cattle rancher but I did some time as a busser at a restaurant and I didn’t really care about the tip for me it was just be as good a person as I could
The thing about people wanting to know your belief system and value set right away - I think you are partially correct, but I also think that we want to know up front in order to avoid saying anything that could come off as rude or confrontational to the other person. There are some people who get really hot about certain topics and knowing where they stand up front helps us avoid opening a can of worms we didn’t want to open.
As an American if someone I just met wants to know my politics or belief system up front I tell them nothing, but they have told me everything, I know they are a person I probably want to avoid as they are likely zero fun. As an American the proper response to someone you just met asking your politics is f**k off.
@billbradley...While I agree in principle... have to say being a rude, foul mouthed git isn't the way to go about it...
Wow! You just danced through a minefield of American sensitivities and made it look graceful!
she has a gift
Well said!
Aye! The bonnie lass *is* Irish, after all. 😉
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Yes... Diane is always graceful, even when she's clumsy...lol.
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You just proved her point.
Just gotta say, when I was young and going to college I worked as a waitress and I did enjoy the people that I took care of and enjoyed conversation with them. I wasn't nice just for a tip. I did, however, try to give them the service I would want if I went out for a meal. Heck, they were spending their hard-earned money and they deserve good service so they could enjoy their meal out. Dining out is an occasion and I wanted my customers to be happy.
In the service industries people expect good service. Everyone's expected to do certain things at their job and that's what we all have in common at work. As a customer I try to be as reasonable to the server as I can. I just expect them to do their job-nothing less, just as I have to do when I'm at work.
This. You can’t fake it for long but you can dial it up and dial it down based on the situation. Good servers are extraordinarily good at reading a social situation and acting accordingly. But if a person is faking, it will show...plus no one wants to keep that up forever. So you end up with an industry that self-selects people who generally enjoy socializing. At least the higher-end businesses do.
There are many Americans who need to see America the way you have. Too many take it for granted.
I bust out laughin' at; "An' THAT is freedom of speech!"--*great* twang!
Love your vids! -- Hope to visit Ireland someday.
There’s actually a large middle ground about guns in America. The you tube comment section is not where to look for it.
Usually the middle ground is more controls on who can be armed and requiring simple firearm training but wanting easier options to get automatic weapons and other NFA weapons. There is obviously a mix of these from the most minimum gun control to stronger gun control but not outlawing guns.
Eric N 100% this. comment sections are the WORST place to understand what the average american thinks. most of us are just trying to live our day to day lives and don't have a strong enough opinion one way or the other to logon to youtube every night & rant about whatever
@Ellen Peba I believe that we should have stricter background checks but also make it easier for people to get CCW permits and automatic weapon permits. Less guns in the hands of the criminals, more and bigger guns in the hands of law abiding citizens that just want to defend their shitty apartment from their herion addicted nieghbors. I live in Dayton its a shit hole in some parts.
I live in Arizona a constitutional carry state. Arizona does it right we don’t need a ccw all you need is a drivers license and to be able to pass a background check. I can buy ak47s and ar15s in any gun store. Arizona has lots and lots of armed people and very little gun crime.
Puffy VALCANO automatic weapons are very hard to obtain. There are 2 ways you can do it one being buy a pre ban automatic weapon and pre bans are generally over 10k to purchase plus you need an expensive nfa tax stamp to go along with it. The other way is to obtain a ffl and manufacture custom guns which you can only sell to government agencies. You as a ffl holder are allowed to shoot them for testing purposes. And to retain that level of ffl you need to pay a yearly $500 fee. Automatics should be much easier for the general public to obtain.
I’ll say, as a person from the south that works in retail - I’m just genuinely nice to people (I don’t get tips) UNTIL they aren’t nice to me. I totally understand thinking people are only nice to you for tips but I wouldn’t assume it as so! You’re super sweet (and usually americans enjoy an accent (we WANT to hear you talk)) so I’m sure people genuinely enjoy serving you. I would! 😊 When people work in food service or retail it means the WORLD to us when people are simply just nice and patient with the us.
Enjoying your videos!! 💚
fast food is everywhere, well yeah we only have 30 mins for lunch/breaks
Lol I get an hour
if that!
@@glowhoo9226 I used to have an hour for lunch...sigh...I miss that. My job now is in a production plant for a major name brand faucet...we have 3 breaks per shift [4 if we're on 12-hours] a 15 minute break, 30 for lunch or supper, depending on your shift, and a 10 minute last break. Half an hour is barely enough to get your food choked down...then you're getting ready to go back to work.
The first time I’ve heard the word ‘literally’ used correctly in quite some time. .
I have known many people that served in the military, including a wonderful man that was a pow in Vietnam, a guy that was in Somalia a week after the "black hawk down" incident, and a few other veterans. Everytime I hear the national anthem I think of their sacrifice, as well as the sacrifice of a few friends I know that are currently serving (and 1 that paid the ultimate price) so I can live freely.
Yes I tear up, and it it's really beautiful I may even liberate a tear from my eye
There is something about the wonder of America that touches the hearts of very true American.
We haven't fought any wars so you can "live freely" since WWII - a veteran.
Having just a bit of knowledge of what veterans went through from being yelled at and tortured in boot camp to risking their lives at wars it's difficult to not have at least have some sympathy. Even if I believe that both sides to the war think they're right. Even if I believe that people join the military for different reasons (free college, they're paid, the experience, family tradition, and/or the country). And even if I believe that at the end it's not just "country" that drives a soldier but also their instinctual will to continue living, I can still respect those who served and lived and grieve for those who served and were captured as POWs and those who were killed in action.
Even if the US government did meddle with other countries you can't attack those who serve or served when the issues are the governments and not necessarily the people.
@@TheArmchairrocker i once asked the love of my life when she first relized personally that her country was in a state of war (she is middle eastern)
Her response "i was in first grade and a warning came on the tv or radio about going outside that morning but since power is intermittent a lot of people didn't get the warning. I heard a lot of noise so i looked outside to see my school mates being lined up and my mom pulled me away from the window and then i heard gun fire."
Its been 15 years but the look on her face still haunts me more then the story she told.
Your freedom is not the reason i joined, you already have it. Some do not.
@@TheArmchairrocker Makes me think your not. Fighting terrorist and communism there stops us from having to fight them here. So yes that is for our freedom. That is the view of this vet, 27 years in the Army, 23 of those years in Specops.
Southerners are much less direct that people in other parts of the country. The directness of New Yorkers for example comes across as abrasive to us.
Texans are polite because we were raised to value friendliness and agreeableness (with admittedly uneven results.) It has nothing to do with guns.
I am from a conservative part of the Pac Northwest. I lived in the UAE (Dubai) for five years. I basically had to relearn how to speak english, because we Americans tend to be overly polite, even in criticisms.. the whole, "if you have nothing nice to say, don't say anything at all," thing we are raised with.
A friend of mine over there said, "I used to think you americans were the nicest people in the world, then I found out you just don't say it to our faces."
When I moved back to the US, I actually had a great deal of culture shock. People thought I was "rude" because I had learned to speak more forward due to dealing with people that either do not understand the naunces of english (non native speakers), or just tend to be very forthright (Like the british).
Not sure if I agree with this, i've lived in south east TN my whole life, the more southern part of the state ;) mentally at least. We're direct when we talk with each other and new people and about subjects. Though we also try not to be hostile and are friendly, I have all ways been told when I enter some ones house "Treat this as if you live here, eat what you want and what not" maybe not word for word every time but that's what every one says.
having lived with New Yorkers, life there is hard and VERY expensive we simply don't have time for idle chit chat. when speaking with anyone we sort people into categories right quick to determine if they are an asset or a liability.
Southerners are more polite...until they're not. Like in the Midwest, we're not going to greet you with a big "Howdy, Y'all. How's about some sweet tea"? In the north we are more like... "Hey. If you want a Pepsi it's in the fridge. Oh you, don't like Pepsi? Sorry man, that's all I've got unless you want tap water." Not offended. Tell that southerner that you don't like their sweet tea and you are going to get an earful. Tell them you don't like guns and aren't religious and your ass is getting run out of town! Up here in the north, nobody cares if you believe in God, and we only have guns if we are going into the ghetto or deer hunting which is allowed like 1 month out of the year. We really do not care.
Ummm...yeah. You have never been a northerner visiting Texas. I do not see "agreeableness" as a Texan trait. You better like guns, The Bible and sweet tea or you're getting run out of town.
Probably the best video on America from a European I've seen. The extreme differences, the fact you have to really realize where you are going because places are so different. Also the directness but sensitivity at the same time.
Delightful! As a writer myself, you can trust me on this: You should be a writer! I love that line, "We think we know America until we go there." I mean that sincerely; I got a real chuckle because it is so succinct and perfect. ALSO, I grew up in Georgia (southeast) and later, lived for three years in the New York City area (northeast). YES if you aren't familiar with New Yorkers, your first impression of them is going to be that they are rude. BUT... When you get to know them, 99.9% of them will give you the shirt off their back. They really have hearts of gold. Deep down! But at the same time, if they are nice to you, they don' t want anyone to find out, because they're afraid that if they get a reputation as a "softie" (soft-hearted person), that then everyone will try to take advantage of them. So it's like a double-edged sword, but they're lovely people! Okay. Hope that helps.
One can be generous and still rude.
I could not agree more!
"….Whereas, in New York, they're really rude to you - (thoughtfully) - because they're in New York." You nailed that one!
Which is why you need to specify New York _City!_ The rest of the state isn't like that!
Okay, Long Island mostly counts too. A chunk of it is in the city anyway.
@@nthgth Whatever....
I think this applies to NYC not the whole state. I can see how someone from another country could be confused by this.
@@DaveTheRred I assumed that's what she meant.
I live in a village of roughly 6,000 now and still get people asking "how do you like the city?" I have not been there in over 25 years!
the middle ground on guns just doesn't feel the need to talk about the subject
Or knows better than to talk about it. LOL
Teri Garety I think it’s somewhere in the middle maybe. Some people thought I was “secretly” a gun banner “in my heart,” because I had a “spirit of fear” when it comes to guns. The other side says I’m part of the problem.
When people tell you that if you’re not totally with them, you’re against them, or to shut up, you either don’t talk about it because you don’t want a lecture about just how wrong you are or you do get this apathy because the debate never changes, just some of the names and faces.
Attitudes toward guns is vastly different in different areas.
I own a rifle for hunting deer. I keep a concrete filled baseball bat beside my bed for intruders.
There's extremes because one side is in favor of the 2A and generally are smart enough to understand the danger of allowing the government to restrict a law abiding citizen's right to defend themselves. .
The other side of the coin wants more restrictions. Trading liberty for a subjective "safety" that is only as good as the government is, which is to say, ehhhh.
In my experiance, most Americans are generally happy and just want to live their lives and be left alone, but those people aren't intersting enough to make the news.
When I used to take the bus to the north shore from Boston I once heard some Irish tourists surprised that much of the bus were talking in loud Spanish from different parts of Latin America.
"Each state is like a little country" I am from Michigan, which is the 11th largest state in the union, and it is the side of the ENTIRE UK.
California is the sixth largest economy in the world.
@@EliteTeamKiller2.0 Actually it is the eighth not sixth.
@@ironwarmonger Actually, as of the end of 2019, I think it's 5th:
1. USA ex California (GDP ~$18M)
2. China (GDP ~$14M)
3. Japan (GDP ~$5.2M)
4. Germany (GDP ~$3.9M)
5. California (GDP ~$3.2M)
6. India (GDP ~$2.9 M)
AcKsHuAlLy
Shut up dork
The states of the US are like the countries of the EU. Some differences in laws and cultures but also a lot in common. Because some countries are so small we have to interact with our neighbours a lot so we dont really notice borders. Also no border control. I live about a mile from the border and do my weekly groceries abroad.
I love that you include bloopers, not taking yourself so seriously is a wonderful quality.
But I bet editor Diane wasn't very happy about it.
I think she enjoys them in her own schadenfreude way. :)
Yes, I love the outtakes & Editor Diane cameos too. Sometime you should do an entire video as Editor Diane so normal (weird normal 😉) Diane can have a few “Well, well, well... not so easy, is it?!” moments. 😂
@@jeffg.6110 Editor Diane gets a full video after 100k subscribers.
I’m a Texan! We are nice because we were told growing up that if you didn’t have anything nice to say don’t say anything at all. We have our own guns to shoot back so that’s not our concern. We were just raised with manners. Yes, most Texans are Texans first and Americans second.
The standard tip in the US is 15%. You add more for *exceptional* service. Folks in the service industry like to insist that it is 20% but this can be silly in certain situations. If in a cafe, always round up to a dollar if you only buy a coffee.
Standard tip is $1.
Exception service is $2.
Hair cut is $5.
Tow truck driver is $20.
@@Incab I can't say I have ever known anyone to abide by this. Maybe $5 is more than the % for a haircut for you. I have never heard of a tow truck tip.
@@catnotmylastname1545 I've always sprung for lunch when I needed a tow for a car or shed. 30 years and always tipped $5 for a haircut. Just my two cents is all. I really don't agree with tipping a percentage. It encourages inflating prices.
@@Incab true that.
@@micker9830 So where did your 18 or 20% come from? A cultural suggestion perhaps? Consider this: If the check is $150 and your waiter has 5 tables, does it really make sense that they are earning $150/ hour for that job? nearly $300,000/ USD year? Paying the waitstaff such an exorbitant amount would make me, for one, not want to eat at such a restaurant. In such a case 15% will do, thank you.
The thing most often misunderstood about the “American Dream” is that people mistake equality of opportunity with equality of outcome.
Many dont understand the difference either. Not to mention the "diversity makes America great" horse crap.
It's most often determined by the willingness of folks to WORK to make their dream come true as opposed to coming to America and expecting certain things to just be handed out just for coming here.
And its not a democracy rather a constitutional republic
@@rkosingh4514 Well said! 👏
the thing about opportunity is this......YOU have to do something. Opportunity doesn't mean that success falls out of the sky into your lap.
most of the people who succeed at the "American Dream" spend years....decades focused keenly upon their "thing" and working it until ultimately it pays off big....or it pays off to a more moderate level but very consistently during those decades.
For those who think that opportunity means that they get to sleep in late, play video games and drink every night and it just happens......well, they'll be the ones complaining that its all a lie. They didn't do the work to capitalize on the opportunity so they never achieve it.....and they don't deserve it
The tipping isn't because of minimum wage. Waiters and waitresses are paid less than minimum wage. Their primary income is from tips.
This is only somewhat true. If they dont end up making atleast min wage from tips the business is legally required to pay them the difference. Fortunately most servers end up making more than min wage when you combine their salary with their tips but if you know anyone who's not then they can sue the business they work at
@@lleexxii not all small business owners comply with that though. I have definitely worked in restaurants where every so often, we had a bad week, and I didn't make the equivalent of minimum wage, and my boss just kind of said 'too bad so sad, hopefully you will make it up next week'
@@laurencole2937 fuck that, you have a lawsuit if you can prove the hours you worked that you weren't paid
@@lleexxii I can't tho. They didn't even let me clock in till I got my first table, which might be over an hour after I got there sometimes. I was still expected to work, prepping food, setting up etc. It was a really shitty place. Another place I worked went bankrupt, and instead of paying the employees for their two weeks of work (including cc tips) they just...didn't. I did go to the bankruptcy court for that, as did most of my coworkers, but if anyone saw any money, it was only the investors.
The point being: the system only works if employers uphold it, and if they don't, getting anyone to do something about it is nearly impossible.
That being said, it is rare that I don't make enough tips to be just fine.
if that ever happens to you again, call the labor board to report the employer. the fact that they forced you to work without pay is incredibly illegal and they don’t get a free pass just because they’re a small business. the labor board will absolutely do something about it, especially if there are multiple complaints against an employer.
OMG, I LOVE that you have such a great sense of humor to include your bloopers!!! So AWESOME! LOL
You generally only tip if you go to a restaurant where a waiter/waitress takes your order. You also tip if you have food delivered to your house/apartment/flat. You tip if you go to a nice hotel and they carry your bags for you. You also tip when you take a taxi, thought not sure about an Uber (I have never used them before). Some people also tip housekeepers at a hotel, if you feel they did a good job cleaning your room. You also tip the bartender if you go to a bar for some drinks.
Hahaha!! The “Bold American” eating spaghetti in the tub, was none other than CANADIAN Emilia Fart. 😂🤣😂
I really feel for Canadians, they all suffer from a congenital birth defect which makes them easily mistaken for Americans, and they catch holy hell for it their entire lives.
The Garden of Eatin I’m sorry you’re so mad about it. I think you should whine some more. It breaks my heart so. 😂
@@thegardenofeatin5965 Canadians are a lot like Americans, just not as advertised. There are a lot of backwards thinkers there as well. I just watched a whole video on canadians cussing at immigrants and saying you're in Canada ... speak English. lol Must be nice and easy to seem friendly ... when the whole world isn't watching.
I am a Texan, but I have lived and traveled other places in America as well. I have found there are nice people and rude people everywhere. In cities, in the country, in small towns everywhere. There are a lot of people in Texas that are not from Texas. Generally speaking people are nice everywhere until they aren't. We as human beings have both in us. 😀
Not only can you be famous, you can be crazy famous!
*Insert florida man*
I'm going to change my name to Chad so every time you say it, I'll think you're speaking directly to me!
I tear up at the American anthem remembering all my buddies who passed away while serving with the military
...and our greatest generation was over in Europe saving the Irish from the Nazis.
Amen!
@@b3fiend
Any Irishmen that fought for the Allies during WW2 was expelled from the Irish Army and they and their families were treated like traitors. Let that sink in....
@@bbeen40 kind of like how US soldiers returning from Vietnam were treated... it's irrelevant.
@@squirts1
Those that don't learn from their mistakes, are destined to repeat them...
In Europe people worry about citizens having guns.
In the US people worry about citizens not having guns.
perfectly explained!
Lol! So true!
@Rita Roork So you are equipped to shoot up a school if you feel so inclined
@@sarahann530 I would say she is prepared to stop a school shooter
@@jereland8200 You would say !!! Can you explain how this scenario plays out does she hang around schools armed and ready every day or does she wait to hear about a school shooting and dash to the scene like a super hero ?
This is one of the most delightful videos I've seen from someone visiting this country from another country. I laughed out loud about people being polite in Texas because they don't want to get shot. I've been to Texas many times, and I don't think that was even on my mind. Of course, I've lived all over the US over the course of my life, so having guns was not a big deal to me as everyone I know, with very few exceptions, has a gun.
These are fun videos, She really does get it all. We are one community, but have so many differences, This world is one heck of a game. Thank you
I think Texans are generally polite because they've retained a lot of Frontier Culture. Rudeness is generally found in cities.
Sorry, Alaska is the last Frontier plus a LOT bigger than Texas. We have wild animals walking down the street. We have the most planes & guns per capital. We are very diverse.
AkDeb
A whole lot of nothing isn’t the same as a whole lot of Texas. Alaska has a few nice things but not much of anything else.
Neg Ative That wasn’t very friendly. Shows what I’ve been told. “There’s more BS in side a Texans boots than on them.
StereoSpace sometimes
As the saying goes, “A well armed society is a polite society.”
As someone who works for tips, it's usually optional, generally 15% for average service, 20% or more for great service and nothing if the service is bad or the customer is European.
And there is always the 1 penny tip when leaving nothing isn't enough of a statement. You want them to know that you didn't forget, but that you thought the service really sucked.
EternalDamned when I worked in the food service industry that always got to me. I had 1 family get an all you can eat special and I busted my tail for them. When it came time to pay $.01 was left and told me to do better. It was my only table!!!
Sometimes I leave a $2 bill as my tip. They always remember me when I come back...and that's why I do it.
Kasey Woody It weirds me out that some people either don’t know they exist or think they’re fake. I know they’re not as common, but really?
@@kaseywoody4951 When I was a kid my mom gave me my first wallet and a $2 bill that she told me to keep for good luck. I moved that $2 bill from wallet to wallet. About 30 years later I lost my wallet. A few days later a letter arrives in the mail from my mom that lived half a continent away with a fresh $2 bill wrapped in a note that said 'Here's a new one, the old one obviously ran out of luck.'
"Think of each state like a country, as opposed to a county." That _does_ make sense to this American.
BTW that's not why we tip. We tip because we're grateful for the nice service. Restaurants use that as an _excuse_ to pay waitstaff less than minimum wage, so that makes us compelled to tip more.
Not 100% either. They pay them less to make food cheaper so you can pay more towards the wait staff then the bottom dollar. Its kinda cool and a little nonsensical.
It also varies by state. Some states they make a fixed wage plus tips and others they make a prorated wage against assumed tips, so not tipping really screw a them.
That is a 100% accurate statement. America is not a country. It is two continents. The United States of America is a country.
Just found your channel for the first time. Watched several of your Texas trip videos (I'm from Texas) and I'm glad you had a great time. Love your personality and screen presence. Keep it up!
A huge reason we have such national pride is, we had to fight to even exist.
Every country had to fight to exist.....?
@@LJade1017 Ah....no. The U.S. had to fight to become independent.
@@tidefanyankee2428 Where did i say they didn't? I just said, so did other countries so it doesn't make us better or special just another landmass for people to fight over like the rest of the planet.
@@LJade1017 It does make the U.S. unique in a lot of ways. Canada didn't have to fight a revolution to be independent. Neither did Australia, or New Zealand. In many of the current countries there were internal civil wars prior to what they have now...but again, the U.S. is unique in a lot of ways. We fought for our independence and then those 13 colonies became the strongest nation on earth.
@@tidefanyankee2428 There have been well over 50 wars for independence around the globe. We aren't special and we are not the strongest nation on earth. We don't even have the largest military, yet we have the most expensive military, which costs more than than the previous 7 most expensive military's combined
"Whereas in New York they're rude to you, because . . . they're in New York." Brilliant!
What's so brilliant about it? She is lumping all New Yorkers into one negative category which is completely unfair.
I'm a New Yorker. We aren't all rude like that. Even the big apple has its bad apples. The state as a whole has a lot of great people.
@@oakpkdude Am pretty sure that she was actually being 'ironic' - and a bit 'facetiously' - humourous....
Michael R. Gorman yeah
More likely New York City that is rude than the rest of the state. I knew someone from state of New York she was not rude.
I love your insights and observations!! AND the outtakes are absolutely adorable!
Me, an American, struggling with the fact that she had never seen a gun before going to America
I’m an American, born and bred my whole life. I’ve never seen a gun up close, just in movies or on the news. I don’t know where to buy a gun, and I’m not sure why I would want to.
@@rickkoenig3793 At a gun store, maybe?
I’m an American and I’d say this is actually a very accurate list. Good one.
I live in Texas and have never seen anyone pull a gun on anyone else. It's not even an issue. Maybe it's because I don't go to places where guns are likely to be used.
An armed society is a polite society.
I've never seen a gun either.
In Texas alot more people carry guns, but in general pulling a gun on someone happens so rarely that few people have seen it happen, unless they are the victim or perpetrator of a crime, or just in the wrong place at the wrong time.
I've got news for you. Texas is big.
When it comes to the Second Ammendment, Texas is the JV and Arizona is the Varsity!
I really appreciate your humor and I love listening to your accent. I especially like your ending with outtakes. Thank you.
I just moved from Michigan to Florida. It was culture shock.
Diane: "People tend to be Super Extra in America"
Editor Diane: Shows Canadian CZcamsr
Well, to be fair, Canadians are Americans (North Americans to be specific)...
@@taun856 this is true but maybe even moreso than you intended. I spent quite a bit of time in Toronto a few years ago.....i found zero difference between Canadians and US citizens, although they appeared to be adamant that they were not like "muricans". umm...they were identical. the difference was in their heads.
@@charliefoxtrotsky4104 we are definitely not identical. Lol. Canada and America are WAY different. Even the accents are different. Unless you're at the border were the accents kinda merge. Same with Mexico/America boader.
@@tallulahmars2577 well thats exactly what I was referring to. Not Texas vs Canada or Florida vs Canada.....but comparing the people on the immediate south side of the US/Canadian border to the people living immediately north of the US/Canadian border. In fact, thats the only comparison that makes sense. I also wouldn't be comparing people in Chile to Canadians.
My point is that the border does not actually ...magically....change people. This is true everywhere....there are "sister towns" on the French/German border and you'll find local dialects and local customs/cultures that are identical between the two "supposedly" different peoples. The countries are different but the peoples are the same.
@@charliefoxtrotsky4104 Well, they do put vinegar on their fries.......
A lot of Europeans don't realize the distances and differences between different parts of the US. Seeing states as different countries makes sense, the reason they're called "states" is because originally they were supposed to be much more independent... essentially separate sovereign states. Don't discuss politics or religion here unless you're thick skinned and know the person well. Tipping is a tough one if you aren't used to it. The weight thing is overblown, yes there are plenty of fat people BUT the statistics are based on BMI not body fat percentage. A bodybuilder is obese by the BMI index despite having low bodyfat. . It's about funding for research and product sales as much as it is about actual health. ...and yeah, we tend to group people. We have to categorize things because there are so many options we just pick what's important to us and categorize the people we meet that way.
No, there's plenty of studies that show the 40% of the population that are obese according to BMI are also obese by body fat percentage calculations. In many studies, the 40% calculated by BMI is considered conservative, as there are hundreds of thousands of people that are in a normal BMI, but with very lean mass and enough body fat to be calculated as obese. Meanwhile, bodybuilders/athletes/powerlifters/etc make up a ridiculously small fraction of the population.
@@phtevenmolz5030 ...in many studies
Clearly you didn't understand the comment . Those studies are dependent on funding . That funding is easy if we are having a " crysis" but try getting funding for additional studies if everything is ok . Much like youtube channels receiving funding from companies that they review . Unbiased much ? It's been called a street drug term. " chasing the dragon ".
@@phtevenmolz5030 BMI is unreliable and useless. Every single athlete is considered obese on the BMI scale. I'm not saying there aren't a lot of fat people, but using the BMI scale as a basis is asinine and completely unreliable.
I can't even discuss religion or politics with certain members of my own family. Things would be heatedly said that could never be taken back.
I just discovered your channel, how delightful. You do a wonderful job of sharing your perspectives. As an American, I am most interested in your take on us. Thanks for opening up some new points of view.
The end is so good! Brilliant
Thank you Diane, sometimes we are just too close to it. And it is very nice to get a perspective from outside I think you nailed it thank you. It’s good to get your impressions as an outsider looking in.
Texas, for one, is not “a little state.”
unless it compared to Alaska!
Lol
I’m not living in Texas but I know Texas is its own little special country. The culture of Texas is vastly different than what you would have in Illinois or Missouri.
Texas is the arsehole of America. They're the worst of us.
@@maya_coqsalonga Not really. New Jersey is one of the worse places but I know that places like Cleveland are almost as bad. There are bad spots in every state some are bad and some are worse. Texas is to hot a place for me but I would love all the BBQ and Tex Mex foods. Though I am from Pennsylvania and I can't stand the Dallas Cowboys.
Loved the short “bloopers” you included at the end.
As an American born and raised in the pacific northwest, I found this video fascinating. Always interesting to here an outside perspective, and I think you addressed it in a really respectful and honest way.
The states basically being different countries with regards to culture is spot on. (IMO that's one of the main sources of the grouping phenomenon you mentioned, the country is so diverse and so spread out that people have a need for the security of a social identity)
The gun thing is very much a thing.
As someone who takes public transit, and I think in general, not owning a car in America is a prohibitive inconvenience unless you live in a major metro.
Fast food IS incredibly hard to avoid unless you are taught to budget out money for food as an essential where quality is a standard. (Middle class on up tend to eat better, fresher food).
The extra-ness of us is a thing too, and that's coming from a PNW, where we are on the toned down side of that.
The nationalism is almost uncomfortable for me sometimes because I feel that it precludes legitimate criticism of the country often times, but it is sweet when it brings us together in a positive way.
Overall really cool video.
As far as the whole "grouping" thing goes, we are a melting pot and people come from EVERYWHERE. I ask because i am genuinely curious. If someone appears to be of asian descent i usually ask what is your ethnicity or nationality. In any given day i could meet chinese, Japanese, philipino, korean, Vietnamese, Taiwanese, Thai....you name it. And i love to hear their stories because they tend to have more appreciation for the freedoms they now enjoy. It's not to put them in a group but to know what "group" they came from
I always want to know what accent I'm listening to. At Disney world I was completely stumped by Portuguese. The gentleman took my question very politely.
I enjoyed you video - love your accent and love Ireland!!
I’ve probably watched 25 various “how America is different” videos and there’s one issue that many bring up but misunderstand. Foreigners believe people who work in stores, restaurants, hotels, and other outlets are only nice to them to earn higher tips or earn a commission. The reality is most people you come in contact with don’t work on commission or tips. They’re nice to you because they’re outgoing, friendly people - there are exceptions of course. If you run any establishment where employees interact with public, the number one trait employers looks for is how outgoing and friendly the applicant is.
And Americans tend to be far more outgoing than other nationalities.
Of course the store owner wants employees to be friendly so people are more apt to shop there which leads to more sales and higher profits. But for the most part, anyone who seems overly outgoing and friendly to you is just being an American.
It’s very common for Americans to strike up conversations with complete strangers, which isn’t as common in most countries. So it’s not that we’re after your money, we just like talking!
I agree. Even if you are doing it for the money, you can't fake it forever.
Gotta say I love the out-takes at the end, good call there.
People in NY really can be rude! Lol!!
For real though. Your observations are pretty spot on for the most part. I love your videos talking about American culture. It is apparent that you have been to several parts of the country.
it's not being rude it's being in tune with a different pace of life. In NY there is no time for bullshit, so people are straight up with you from the get go, very blunt. Time is money, and money is required to continue living in NY due to the high cost of living, so people try to get the most out of their time as possible. Plus when you live so close to millions of people it just desensitizes you to stuff that people in rural areas aren't desensitized to. No one is doing it because they dislike you or are mean, they do it because they don't have time. It is a weakness and strength at the same time. I will say tho despite how blunt people can be here they will do more for you than others will in other parts of the USA, especially the west coast. Here if you REALLY needed it most people would give you the clothes off of their own backs, because there is a very strong sense of community and familial values in NY even to this day. You can see it with how the city came together after 9/11 and how many people worked the pile, or with Hurricane Sandy and dudes jetskiing old women off of Long Island or digging out houses. You can't understand it it unless you have lived here tbh, it is just a different pace of life.
I've heard that's more true in the big cities.
Your comments suggest that you have spent little time outside of the big cities and suburbs, with a heavy emphasis on both coasts. I suggest you might find your next trip enlightening if you include a healthy dose of the rural South, Midwest and Mountain West in your itinerary.
Norman: Exactly. Stay in a small town. Visit a farm and milk some cows. Go to a Friday night fish fry and have a few beers with the locals. Visit a VFW. Take in a high school football game. Ride some horses.
People act like she's talking ill of rural America... Actually, her comments accurately reflect the majority of the U.S.... To illustrate this point: The population of the entire STATE of Wyoming is 577,000, the population of Nashville TN is 700,000, Chicago 2.7million, LA 4million, etc...
Why would someone visiting the U.S. want to go hang out in a little rural town? She comes from that so it wouldn't be a new experience aside from the difference in culture between America and Ireland.
@@squirts1 I didn't think she was talking ill of "rural" America *but* I did think she sounded ignorant of anything *except* life in larger cities. Even though her first point seemed to be a warning against doing just that! XD If we're talking about a country, doesn't it make more sense to discuss both the people and the land? Only about 20% of the US population is "rural" *but* 97% of the land is... and that 20% of the population still means 60 *million* people, about 12 times that of Ireland.
@@KamisamanoOtaku she can only talk about her experiences... If I grew up in small town, I'd want to experience the city and vice versa. People come to the U.S. to experience BIG AMERICA. Tourists don't generally have time to (or want to) go lulling about in the middle of nowhere. Let's be honest... there's nothing to do as a tourist in the midwest. Sight seeing landmarks doesn't count given that this topic is largely about culture. Also, she clearly mentioned (number 10) that every state is like a different country. Then a single example of differences a person might experience from one extreme to another (from one coast to another seems like a fitting example from a literary standpoint).
I’m fairly sure she mentioned places that were not California or the New York. For example, Texas.
I think a lot of people here are clinging onto her example of how different regions can behave differently (which is true) by giving an example of retail in LA and New York. (Which is also true) Because her example was coastal doesn’t mean she hasn’t experienced other aspects of the United States.
Nailed it once again:
1. I wouldn't say we are 50 different countries but at least 6-7 distinct regions. Big cities (often where people travel to) are usually unique and not much like the areas surrounding them.
2. America is definitely unique and we love it that way.
3. In general I'd avoid asking anyone about religion, politics (guns included), and money when visiting here.
4. Tipping is a culture but not that big of a deal when you are here. If we didn't have tipping then things would just be more expensive and it would cost the consumer the same.
5. We are definitely extreme, we have some of the fattest people in the world but also have some of the fittest/biggest health nuts.
6. It's definitely important to do your homework before you come here but the vast majority of the country is safe. Most of our major cities have bad neighborhoods that you are going to want to avoid.
7. The national pride thing is interesting to me, I think people love the idea of the country more than the country itself as evidence by how much people here complain.
8. Fast food options are a concern for many people, it's just so easy. Learning self control is key otherwise you end up in the obese demographic.
9. There are too many people here to get to know everyone, that's why we put people in groups, so we can judge you... kidding (sort of).
10. The American dream is the best part about America
6-7 Regions, plus TEXAS
National Pride- Texas has a crapton of national pride in Republic Of Texas, and a good amount for USA too
@@rwbimbie5854 Yeah, Texas definitely takes the cake when it comes to state pride.
For regions, I'd say we have:
The Northeast which includes the states traditionally known as New England, plus New York and eastern Pennsylvania
The Mid-Atlantic would Maryland, Delaware, Virginia, West Virginia, and parts of North Carolina
The South -- Kentucky, Tennessee, Louisiana, Arkansas, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, South Carolina, and parts of North Carolina
Florida (you have to go North to get South, as the saying goes)
The Midwest -- western PA, Ohio, Michigan, Indiana, Wisconsin, Illinois, and if you're feeling generous you can add in eastern Minnesota, eastern Iowa, and perhaps Missouri too. Not like the eastern media who like to lump all of the plains states in to the Midwest anymore.
Texas -- yup. all its own.
The Plains -- Oklahoma, Kansas, at least western Missouri and Iowa (if not the entire states), Nebraska, both Dakotas, and western Minnesota. Maybe the Texas panhandle area.
The inter-mountain West -- Wyoming, Montana, Idaho, Utah, Nevada
The Southwest -- Arizona, New Mexico, possibly southern Nevada, and possibly west Texas too
California -- yup, all on its own again
The Pacific Northwest -- Oregon and Washington
And finally: The afterthoughts -- Alaska and Hawaii ;-)
So that gives 11-12 (including Texas), to my way of thinking.
@@MagsonDare You're probably right about all that. Florida itself could really be 3-4 regions. Southerners, immigrants, and old retirees everywhere
Jon
Yes that sounds about right.
I really enjoyed your perspective in this video.
Tipping: The standard tip is 18%, but 15% can be acceptable. Most people tip 20% because it's easier to figure out. You don't tip everybody... you don't tip fast food, or grocery stores, or retail stores. You only tip when somebody provides a personal service for you.
A lot of servers in restaurants actually are nice. They're just all very tired.
Thanks. I also appreciate that you said you would need to learn more before entering a discussion on firearms. That was level headed and very much appreciated. I can't speak for all, but I think you would be quite welcome back in Texas.
Everyone's welcome in Texas! Except commies. lol
Thanks for the kind and honest words about America. I would love to visit Ireland myself and get the real feel for the culture and people there
Hello Diane from Wyoming USA! I am very proud of my Irish heritage and really enjoy your videos and perspective! I hope you will visit rural America one day and compare your assumptions again! Your views portrayed on this video I believe are spot on and I can NOT believe you wandered into Compton! Searching right now for THAT video! Best wishes to you for joy, health and success all your long life! Cheers!
Had to wait for my husband to watch this video. We watch them all together. He just finished a long, hard year of cancer treatments, medications and side effects and your videos have definitely been a if bright spot in our days. Thank you!
Sorry to hear about your husband. My step-dad went through that too. Praying for you and yours!
Brian Ediger thank you!
@@joycebrown5755 you're welcome!
be blessed Ms brown, May God keep and whole you and your family at this time.
I wanna see Diane get crazy famous in America!
Wouldn't it be great if she had her own TV show on PBS or the Travel Channel?
Yeahhhh then she'd get hit with a tsunami of fangirls
Baz The Storyteller That May require gratuitous nudity at some point, however.
Regarding the American Dream - We take for granted the mentality that anybody can be anything. Growing up you hear that you can be a doctor, an astronaut, the president, etc.
If I had to pick a quote that sums up this ethos it would be: “The question isn't who is going to let me; it's who is going to stop me.”
And the answer is almost always, "I'm going to stop myself." That's the other side of the American story-the price of freedom, if you will. I am free to fail. And if I do fail, I can't then decide that you have a legal obligation to bail me out.
When I tipped in Ireland (my motherland, but I’m American), I was fascinated by how appreciative people who I tipped were. I over-tip by American standards, because I have always worked many horribly under-appreciated jobs, but it still made me feel much better when tipping in Ireland.
You need to understand, my State, South Carolina, is the same size as Ireland
and much poorer too !....:)
@@xoxxobob61 Actually, our GDP and avg income is higher than Ireland.
Ireland thinks it is big because half the youth leave it so we have ten times more irish here than they do
@Synth Ovine from the state of Kentucky here (which is I think slightly larger than Ireland (actually I think its about the same size as england or so idk) it also matters on what has happened in the past (for example the Potato famine did nothing to help the Irish economy as did the great depression in the 30s and WWI and WWII damaged the infrastructure didn't it?
@MrTron - Not if you live in Charleston and have to pay over a grand a month on rent >.
my jaw dropped when this white blonde lady said she wandered into Compton
Definitely.
It's not 93 anymore. Compton isn't a warzone, it's just a normal city now
@@trinidad510 nowhere in America is a normal city sis
@@kale3563 By normal I just mean it's not as violent as it used to be. It's just a basic LA county city now. I grew up in Oakland in the late 90s/2000s where it was like Compton in the early 90s; people getting murdered constantly and police shooting mfs all the time. So yes there's a difference between a city that is violent everywhere and a normal city that has a few bad areas sis
@@kale3563 Believe it or not, not every city in America is Chicago, or Compton. My city has a crime level similar to most places in Europe. You live in an echo chamber apparently and have never gone anywhere outside of it. Just because you're from one of the most embarrassing parts of America doesn't mean most of us are.
The blooper reel at the end could totally pass for an unedited clip of someone trying to politely but accurately explain America impromptu, on-the-spot, to someone who had never heard of it.
Enjoyed this video.
yes, the USA is 50 countries that are loosely united.
Its was almost meant to be that way. Thats why on the local and state level we are a democracy but on the Federal level a Democratic - Republic
Each State have their own rights as they see fit.
hugehappygrin True, we kind of lost the actual definition of a “state” as the federal government got more and more powerful. Now we see a “State” as just a certain flavor of US, when it was originally meant to be it’s own unique and individual political and economic entity.
It was countries (states) under The Articles of Confederation until the Constitution was ratified. The states originally thought of themselves as countries.
Very true. Here, in Oregon, around every holiday we see people driving like assholes with California plates on. We tend to have a disdain for Californians.
@@whatabouttheearth , It was still thought of as several countries united by the constitution of 1787 up until the American Civil War. Specifically the 14th amendment pretty much eviscerated the 10th amendment. The 10th, being the amendment that reserved rights to the several states and people that weren't specifically prohibited to them.
We are polite in Texas because parents still teach manners and respect here. Rudeness is really frowned on.
Yep same here but I’m from West Virginia 😊
And alabama and the other southern states. People mention south then they jump to texas,nope al,miss,georgia,florida are the heart of dixie!!! And our love spread out from central ALABAMA BABY!!
If you're hispanic parents are strict on being nice to anyone
She didnt mention Alabama she said people were polite in Texas because of all the guns
Our mothers will knock our teeth down our throats over bad manners. No matter how old we are
You can get a burgers, fries and a Coke without getting out of the car. That's important in America because we are a car culture as well as a gun culture.
The bloopers at the end of this video are perhaps the most wonderful and relatable thing on this platform.
Yes, Americans love our country, constitution and anthem ( I admit, as former military, I cry when I hear it) its our extreemly disfunctional goverment that gets us in a state of anger. But dont wave that in our face... its that personal space thing you know.
The Constitution is a thousand times more important than the anthem. The anthem is a song, chosen more than a hundred years after the Constitution was written. The Constitution is the beating heart of the United States. Today's national anthem was not officially made such until 1931. We could remove the national anthem and we'd still be America. If we remove the Constitution we're a third world dictatorship with the nuclear firepower to destroy Western civilization.
@@EliteTeamKiller2.0 Bruh, all he did was say that he loved the anthem....
As a Vietnam Veteran the National Anthem, the American Flag and the Constitution are sacred to me and although the people that do not respect them have the right to do so it tears me up inside to see that happening. I cry for those who made the ultimate sacrifice, got physically and psychologically damaged permanently and those that never returned home and never got the respect they deserved. On the other side, I remember being spit at when I returned home and turned down for jobs because I was branded a a psychopath and baby killer. Two sides of America.
Also, the second amendment insures and protects the first amendment.
@@brianharding2844 That sir, i understand as someone who was drafted in 1968, I understand Brother.
Texans are friendly, it has absolutely nothing to do with guns.
I'm from Texas and I was about to say that! I feel that it's ironic that she said that right after she explained that Americans take jokes at face value.
The knowledge that there are guns out there doesn't affect us.
@@quixoticsonnet I believe it does affect people. Criminals tend to stay away from areas where they could get shot by a population who are mostly armed. And anytime you have people who are more law abiding, you have friendlier people.
Texans, like most people raised in the South, are taught manners from an early age.
While this isn't an attack on you personally, my experience with Texans isn't nearly as friendly as my experience with, say, Iowans or Illinoisans. Granted, I was only in a suberb of Houston and I only went twice (it was the same place both times), so I don't have a huge frame of reference.
@@pilotboy3328 there is nothing about the South that specifically teaches manners more than other places. You just have different sets of manners. Your social manners, for instance, are perhaps more friendly than in, say, NYC, but your table manners possibly are less stringent than theirs. This is only an example, but there is nothing about the Southern culture that specifically says you teach your children more manners and at a sooner point.
Right when you was talking about guns I was just checking on my SIG SAUER making sure it was comfortable in the case lol. I'd definitely be on the gun side of any debate.