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It's interesting how you explained one of the British perspectives on Americans joining the war later. As an American, I can tell you that were traditionally taught that the reason the US didn't want to enter the war is that at the time, the Americans felt like it was a war halfway across the world. We had too many problems here at home because we were in the middle of the Great Depression. There were also shortages of food with the Dust Bowl ravaging the country's breadbasket leading to grain shortages. WWI was fresh in their minds too and many people didn't want to send thousands of young men to their deaths again because of the problems that were happening in Europe.
What you said is right but there were other things also. A big one was Americans were divided on which side to support. there were many Wealthy or famous people that wanted America to support Germany, namely Joseph Kennedy(JFK's Father) Charles Lindberg, and Walt Disney. If Japan would not attack America we may not have ever joined the war or thrown in with Germany.
Actually the real reason we didn't join world War 2 early was because after world War 1 we drew up the neutrality act which stated that we would draw inside of our own borders and be neutral in any skirmishes or wars outside of our own country... really had nothing to do with the great depression or anything else
@@richardgrace5043 I did really well in history and tactics I don't recall hearing this at all. But what does Anapolis know really?
@@richardgrace5043 France and the UK set the stage during WW1 for WW2 - that's why.
Your dates are off. USA depression ended (1939) as the Nazi invade Poland in 1939. US citizen didn’t want to get involved in foreign wars like today in the Ukraine.
Years ago, as a college student, I traveled to France for college credit hours. I was nervous because I had heard they didn’t like Americans. I got to Paris and tried to speak French, out of respect, but they would only reply in English. They weren’t rude to me, but they were direct, much like New Yorkers in America. When I then went to the French Countryside, it was TOTALLY different! They knew two other students and I were going to be visiting for a bit, and when I stepped in the local grocery, the woman ran to the back shouting in French, “The Americans are here!!” Then they all came out to greet us, and none of them spoke English. They were SO friendly and welcoming, and were determined to show us a wonderful time. The points is, people are different in each REGION of each country, and most are very friendly. We’re humans. The majority of us are pretty good people, and some are bad eggs, no matter where you go, but not everything is rudeness; some regions just behave differently culturally.
I too sense that people in the countryside of X or Y European country are more reasonable and friendly towards Americans. No surprise that those in urban Western/Southern Europe tend to be more pretentious and snobby. It's similar here in the US where urbanites look down at the rural folk. .
I was stationed in Germany for 5 years, and was a tour guide for the USO part-time. We went to France-a lot, and EVERY time, everyone was very cool and helpful. In fact, I only drink Peiper-Heidseck champagne because if something closed on us (usually due to strikes it IS France)- they were always ready to host a wine-tasting/tour even for 30-40 folks.
Sounds like the political devide here in the states. Cities vs country is very very different
They remember we took part in saving their country and lost more than 4 thousand soilders in Normandy.
I am an American and I have traveled a lot. During my travels I have always heard anti-American statements from foreigners speaking their native language. They will go on and on about how bad Americans are in French, Spanish or German, but once they switch to English they become pro-American. Another thing I have noticed is that many foreigners wrongly believe everyone who speaks English with an American accent is American. I heard a French guy yelling one day in American English at a bus driver in Mexico. The local Mexicans started to bad mouth Americans for it. I turned around and told them he wasn't an American, but French. All the Mexicans heard was the American accent and nothing else. The guy's slight French accent went right over their heads.
The moral of this story is that an American accent doesn't always mean he or she is an American. Millions of foreigners have learned English at American universities. Hell, I speak Spanish with a Mexican accent, and I am not Mexican at all. I am not even Latino. I am just a White guy with an interest in Mexican/Latino culture.
Dude its crazy you mention that about a loud-mouthed French guy in Mexico. My friend once overheard a French guy badmouthing Mexicans openly. I think it took him awhile to figure out that this guy was French and not a white American.
Of course, not trying to say that French people are racist in general. But for some reason, some European tourists can act pretty shitty when they want to.
@@awakenow7147 During my travels I have met many great people and many bad people. Rude people are everywhere and they come from everywhere as well. Two of the three worst travelers I have ever met on the road were Europeans. One was Italian and the other a Spaniard. They thought the world revolved around them. I just got away from them as quickly as possible. The third one was Chinese. His arrogance and attitude were off the charts. He was so uncouth. I moved to another table and never saw him again. On the road, I never want to waste my time because time doesn't stop and I always have a lot to explore.
French Canadian???
@@willbass2869 No, he was not French Canadian. I used to live on the US border with Quebec, and I learned how French Canadians and Anglo Canadians speak. After yelling in American English, the French guy began to yell in French and that French was not from Canada. French Canadians have very different accent than French speakers from Europe. I believed then and I still believe now that he was from France.
@@ESUSAMEX In my limited exposure to Québécois wintering in south Florida I found them to be pretty rude/snotty.
When an Irish aquaintance I knew in Germany talked about the US he said Americans were lazy. Then he immigrated to the US. Once he started working here he said you Americans are crazy. You work hard, get few days off, and take few breaks. He admits Americans are the hardest working people in earth.
What an ignorant person.
I’m an American and I work 64 hours a week, every week! I work seven days a week and have worked 6 weeks without a single day off! I pride myself on my AMERICAN work ethic!
In my point of view, Americans just work more slowly. The extra time is just necessary for Americans to keep up with the productivity of other cultures. Also, the whole long-hours work ethic comes from a lack of ethics among employers. Rich corporations and conglomerates have embedded a mindset which exploits a sense of blind pride. Thereby benefiting their bottom line at the expense of the working class. In the end dictating an unhealthy work-life balance which only benefits the 1% who don't have to work to live.
@@ImnotgoingSideways how would you know if Americans work slowly? I get 5 weeks vacation and have never taken the full allotment! As far as Americans not making much - I make 6 figures!
@@stephenflynn7600 Let's use an analogy. Work is like driving. Working slower is like driving slower. You still get to the destination. After a slow drive, you can arrive right on time. After a fast drive, you can take a moment to enjoy a snack and take a pee break. Get your job done faster and you could use that 5 weeks of vacation to benefit your health, mind and body.
You make 6 figures? Whoop-dee-poop. Bill Gates wipes his butt with 6 figures. You're being exploited while your employer is making 10 figures.
While you're trudging along in indentured servitude and an empty promise of 5 weeks of freedom, someone is taking a short holiday to Naples because he got the job done a week ago.
as an American, of Korean decent, I've always thought: of we're so disliked, then why is nearly everyone tries the break into our country to live here? I'm sure if the US sucks then there's no reason to literally break into our country just to stay here.
I wish they quit breaking in. I would be alot nicer if they knocked on the front door first and waite for an invitation.
Best comment.
Amen.
Yeah, you don't see people busting through Russia's borders...
The try to break in because there’s a demand for cheap labor and laborers that can be exploited without disregard for human rights. Funny that illegals are the ones prosecuted while the employers who hire them aren’t. Both are breaking the law.
There is one point that most people, European and American, miss about why the US was late in joining WWII. The US was in no way ready to join the war. Our army and navy had been drastically drawn down after WWI. That conflict left a very bad taste in our collective psychic resulting in a rise in isolationism. We were in the midst of a severe economic depression. It takes time to gear up and start producing the level of material and manpower to join a world war. It also takes time to get the people of a nation to agree to send there sons half way across the world to fight a war.
And all of that is dead wrong... after world War 1 congress drew up the neutrality act that said that the United states would stay neutral in all wars/conflicts outside of the United states or that didn't directly threaten the United states
@@richardgrace5043 the rise in isolationism in the US led to the Neutrality Act which in turn resulted in a constriction of the US military. At the end of WWI there were over 1,000,000 US military personnel. From 1923 to 1935 the number fluctuated around 250,000. Not enough, in my opinion, to join a world war. By 1941 the level was up to 1,800,000.
There is a very easy answer for the reason the US entered the war. It wasn’t our war! Wars are expensive financially and with the cost of lives!
Good statement
More on the topic
The original selective service ( draft) was for only one year . That was all Roosevelt was able to get allowance from Congress.
Also little know fact if one reads the history of the CCC it was modeled to yield a set of young men who could organize group to do work in the wilderness read maps understand management logistics teamwork.. Ie to X-ray a large cadre of future NCOs. These men were the start of the Bach one of the us military. Roosevelt was thinking ahead as he had good head of the department of war.
And again as for being late……what in the hell does that really mean! The US wanted to take care of North Africa then build up for the invasion through France. Churchill wanted to in ad through a mythical soft underbelly through a couple hundred miles of mountain through the Balkan and the Dardenelles . The Churchill planned attack in Italy while was a win politically was a disaster strategically. So if that dammed waste of time effort material and men was not done then there is no being late. Britain has nit owned up to its blunders.
Also the whole concept of appeasing Germany was Britain’s idea and effort what was that but nit appeasing the aristocracy who wanted to keep making money from the war and the fact that British public did nit want to fight as they buried the youth of their nation only a short twenty years hence.
The only bastard who wanted a war was Hitler and Stalin. And they both lost huge numbers of people and were effectively featured for a generation.
We're damned if we do and damned if we don't. Now we get blamed for everything and meddling. When you're the strongest, most powerful country in the history of the world you're going to be hated. America is the barrier between freedom and communism.
I adore how passionately Daz defends the USA. I appreciate the openness and the refusal to just believe stereotypes.
Nashville is a proper city, you may be surprised!
Elsa, I don't know if the city still has the nickname, but years ago, it was known as "The Athens of the South".
Nashville is loaded with history!
@@jimgreen5788 it still has that nickname although many people don’t refer to it as such or even know about it. You can tell by quite a bit of the older architecture though and things of that nature
I love that they do have someone with them that has experienced living in America. Because many times the guy with the tattoos says some pretty dumb things and Daz will strengthen him out. Lol And that’s important because that helps to stop contributing to some of the false information that gets passed on over there as truth.But,What’s sad is some people rather believe the tales that they know because it’s suits the narrative that they have believed for so long. They don’t want to believe anything else. Smh
It's a dangerous one too.
Bashing America has largely become a trend in certain parts of the world. I’ve found that most of these individuals have either never been to America or have never once left it. I’ve been to three countries in Africa and I was pleasantly surprised by how accepting they are of Americans and cultural differences. I visited an open Himba tribe in Namibia several years ago and they were some of the sweetest people I’ve ever known. It’s pretty crazy when a semi nomadic tribe of peoples that rarely ever interact with anybody else are more open and tolerant of different ways of life than people living in the first world.
They don't have the arrogance of those people in the first world.
It's easy for people who aren't funny or cultured to make fun of American stereotypes.
Americans get bashed so much because americans bash everything that is not american.
Not true but it would be a small price to pay for keeping the barbarians away from your gate.
Also, if you have a major earthquake, Americans will pull up with supplies and aid before the shaking stops.
Not true but it would be a small price to pay for keeping the barbarians away from your gate.
Also, if you have a major earthquake, Americans will pull up with supplies and aid before the shaking stops.
I visited Australia on a US submarine. It was amazing to me how many older people loved Americans because they felt the US saved them from the Japanese. Great people!!
lol
It's true. And Australia has been our staunch Allie as well. They have stood by us and sent troops in every engagement we've had since then.. every single one. Some young Aussie laugh and hate when it's said we saved them.. but WE DID. The Japanese had them completely surrounded. Were within 100.miles from their coast and were getting ready to start a bombing campaign in order to set up a land invasion. We intercepted their transmissions and actually left our primary objective in the Pacific in order to route them out of Australian waters. And didn't stop until we drove them out of all the islands they had taken off the coast of Australia
@@ss2gora0 a,Erica did save them from the Japanese. One of their next targets was Australia before america stopped them. You think England was going to step in to protect them they couldn’t protect themselves without us.
Lmao you're joking right? Australia can be very anti-american
Maybe now, but it's been awhile. I think the older people seemed more pro-US. Maybe the younger people just don't know history, or resent the USA. Now we will helping Australia to get nuke subs.
Remember back in the 90's I was talking to a German woman who moved to the US. I asked her why? You Europeans are always hating on and bashing on America? She thought about it for a minute, then said they bash on America out of jealousy because they wished they were Americans living in America for the freedom and/or living standards, but know that'll never be.
I typically ask foreigners why they moved to America even though they hate America back in their own country, I've always remembered that German women's statements because it was one of the more honest ones.
Years ago in London, we were on vacation, seeing the sights, went to a cafe for lunch. The service was horrible. We left because they just ignored us. Later, a nice guy at our hotel told us a lot of the British people feel that Americans are overbearing & over here. To say, we were confused & hurt. We flew home the next day. I'm from Tennessee. Of course, I think those feelings regarding Americans is the exception & not the rule. I enjoy your channel. Thanks...
No, the service there is awful. They don't work for tips so they don't give a damn as to whether or not they give good service. No sense of work ethic. And yes, the younger people there are nasty, hateful and bigoted. I'd avoid the place now. All the nice ones died.
@@catherinelw9365 Nice to see you captured the feeling of this video and the comments by generalising about all British people from your experience. Perhaps the servers in Britain could see your ignorance and gave you bad service. If I get bad service in the US is it because all service is like that or could it just be someone having a bad day or is it because I am an ignorant foreigner? On the whole British people love Americans and vice versa but some from each place live up to the stereotypes and cause friction. Your comment just proves that. Complaining that all young people are bigoted is,well, bigoted.
@@culloden1745 "Perhaps the servers in Britain could see your ignorance and gave you bad service"
This makes zero sense. Ignorant about what? If that's how young Brits function then that says more about them than an ignorance being displayed by the American.
"On the whole British people love Americans and vice versa"
I don't think that's the case. I will bet money that many Brits form their opinions about Americans via tv/film and whatever BBC says about its people and American politics. If there's any fondness is usually Americans telling how much they like Brits. Brits fondness towards Americans? They mock our accents, be it Southern or Valley Girl and say things "that's SO American!" to "isn't that SO American?" And that's just the start. Wait till they get warmed up.
@@TickleMeElmo55 We mock everyone my dear, including ourselves. We are equal opportunity xenophobes. 😀We also don't need media to form opinions about a group of people that we have strong ties with. But we also understand that not all Americans are the same. We don't judge the whole by the part. Of course there are certain stereotypes about both cultures that is to be expected. Your original post was just an angry rant about your experience then calling all young British people "nasty hateful and bigoted'", it's hardly scientific research.
@@culloden1745 Yeah that comment did not help at all. 😅
i got to talk with an Aussie a few years back at a local bar in Michigan. Stopped in and overheard this guys convo with a bartender. Asked him where he was from and he told me Perth. I had just finished watching The Pacific and was intrigued, considering meeting an Australian at random was rare indeed, I figured I'd get to know him a bit.
The typical Americanisms came out a trickle at a time but I just laughed them off and even agreed on a few. It wasn't until I mentioned loving the old Mel Gibson film "Gallipoli" and watching the Australian Vietnam war flick that had just come out "Danger Close", that his eyes lit up and he said: "Wait, you know about Gallipoli and our help in Vietnam?" I said, "Well yeah, of course, Australia and their help as allies has always piqued my interest." He was stunned. He told me, "I can actually go home and tell my mates I met an American who knew our history."
We talked infrequently over the next few years just to catch up, but I'll never forget meeting Steve, and hope he gets his Ute sorted haha. I just felt like we are always cast in such a bad light, when in reality, we are all too eager to meet and talk with just about anyone.
This got me curious about the US's involvement in the war effort. From 1941 through 1945, the U.S. sent the UK 31.4 billion in supplies, ships and armaments. That is equal $485.5 billion in 2022. $11.3 billion worth of supplies to the USSR to help in the war effort. 11.3 billion is 172 billion in 2022. During the war some 16,112,566 Americans served in the United States Armed Forces, with 405,399 killed and 671,278 wounded. There are some other cool stories about US citizens getting money together to send weapons to civilians in the UK to defend their homeland.
BINGO!
This is what people don’t see. The USA didn’t want to get readily involved but sent a ton of money abroad and took the Japanese pretty much all by itself.
I'd be happy to arm anybody. Imagine if the Ukrainian people were well armed.
Yeah and how many allied troops did they murder? You know that during the gulf wars Americans killed more allies than the enemy did American soldiers are inept and totally incompetent
Due to those monetary investments, and the fact that Europe was destroying itself, the United States was in a prime position to take economic control.
The US and UK suffer from what Freud called the “narcissism of small differences”. Our cultures are so similar that the small differences stand out more. Chips/Crisps/Fries, Football/Soccer etc. Compared to other, completely different cultures where you just accept that everything’s different and you’re out of your depth
Well that's all apart of being extension of the British and I even include African. And we are the baby that made it. The baby that's telling everyone what to do and they despise it LOL
Well, UK once boasted that The Sun never sets on The Empire. Now it is that The Coca Cola never runs out of the world. Both are equally arrogant, UK still all though it is now 51st state of America. Wonder if the USA still holds the UK on the WW 2 era lend-lease ? Would not be a surprise, US never giving anything without demanding something in return. UK once had The Beatles and they still think that there's no pop music in the other parts of the world, considering it a world success if a band has a hit in the UK.
@@everythingdana9322 I want to find a book about the human story. The modern human started in Africa right? Somehow 1 or 2% of Europeans have Neanderthal DNA and 4 to 6% of Asian/Pacific islanders have Denisovan DNA. That must be a fascinating piece of history. This was a bit unrelated to the topic but when you mentioned Africa it got me wondering.
If that were true shouldn't Americans also criticize the Brits for these mundane differences? The bashing is overwhelmingly one-sided.
@@douglaswilsmann4599 yeah but we don’t think about them nearly as much as they think about us.
I would get Anti-American stuff from my former Australian sisters and brothers-in-law. They'd always complain about the US. There was one sister-in-law who was the most vocal, but what I found odd about her was the fact that she was "proud" to be an Australian but kept her British citizenship and would claim to be English when she traveled abroad. 🤨
From a US perspective, it's weird because Americans love Australians and their accents. Jim Jefferies has a hilarious bit about being unattractive in Australia but when he moved to America women couldn't get enough of him.
Historically, I’ve read in WW2, the Aussies were in quite a mess. They had let the Brits take their best 2 divisions to Egypt then demanded them back when the Japanese attacked. Churchill asked Roosevelt if he could help by sending troops to Australia because it would’ve been a shipping nightmare in the middle of a war to take them back.Aussies were still raw over Galipoli in the First World War. Americans have made plenty of mistakes in foreign wars, but Aussies have been great allies ever since!
Until they are threatened by Russia or China. Then they'd be asking their 'friends' for help.
Those Australian people are probably in "Covid re-education camps" now. That island is being destroyed by their tyrannical government.
@@a-a-rondavis9438 you’re probably right. I always wanted to visit Oz, but there’s no way I would go there now!
I think that you guys just love your tea so much and are still holding a grudge for us having our “tea party” lol. You guys are awesome, keep it up!!!!
We rebelled because of taxes now look only to adopt tax but become much worse.
It's funny how that's such a famous thing In the states but no one in england knows what you're talking about!
@@Yung_Mango y’all know what it is 😂 they may not CARE but they know what it is.
If you haven't seen the show "Ted Lasso," there's a great American take in British tea. Hilarious.
@@Yung_Mango They've definitely heard of it
Funny enough, I think this is why so many Americans love watching these videos. It's nice to listen to people who have open minds and take time to understand and not instantly pull blades out. Props to you guys for taking a chance to explore other cultures and people
Edit: you guys should look into the anti American propaganda from north Korea, it's quite sad. Children are raised beating pinatas shaped like Americans it's really sad
You're spot on. It's refreshing to see videos of people from other countries appreciate this country rather than bashing it.
I've experienced the bashing, or disdain for Americans in Canada, as well as in several Asian countries. I just took it to be jealousy.
Canadians are very nasty behind your back.
Thank you, Daz, for standing up for the USA! Love from Houston, TX!
As an American, the funniest part of this video is how I view the British...in my experience. Brits are LOUD, rude...always ready to escalate something into a fight. Not ALL obviously but watching another Brit disrespect another US monument is gonna drive me up the wall!
It's funny because many people view British tourists like this as well.
It doesn't happen very often, but every couple years I will run into a Brit who is just a little bit pretentious, and think "Oh, I'm going to have some fun with you". As serious history buff, I dip into my little bag of facts and it's usually enough to shut them up. Most times I would just go for the simple stuff like all the words you coined. However, on occasion I have to come out with things like the Boer Wars concentration camps, Appeasement, abandoning Poland, the Opium Wars, and the Sykes-Picot Agreement.
You mean like that time when the White House was burned down? I bet he really shut up about that one. 😂
Not to mention half of our foreign problems, especially the Middle East, were the result of British imperial mistakes that spiraled into conflicts we had to deal with! Of course much of the world had to, too but they just wanna give themselves credit for being against segregation and blame US for all problems, many of which originated in BRITISH DECISIONS.
My favorite is when they say “at least I didn’t lose to rice farmers.” First off, kinda racist towards the vietnamese. Second, if you actually do a deep dive , the UK kinda sorta lost to them first. If you’ve ever seen the “but you didn’t do anything” meme, it went something like that.
One difference between Brits and Americans is we don't bash Britis. We bash everyone else, but for whatever reason we don't bash Brits.
Maybe the question should be "why DON'T Americans bash Brits?".
because they are almost meaningless to the world stage.. Brexit has proven that, why trade with a small island nation when the EU has 27 nations
@@gabegood8989 Some people like to use social media *just* to prove their ignorance. Congratulations.
I only saw Americans bashing other countries IF they bashed us. Even then it's very particular and rarely, if ever, about the country's people. I can't say that for other countries. They look at the US and think we're a third world country and say things like "we don't you like your workers" to getting the impression that every other American is a slave to the corporation they work for.
The American Left loves to champion Sweden as its god for universal healthcare. Fairly, American conservatives studied the Swedish healthcare system and only drew criticisms about that particular healthcare system. Americans later did not say "you should emulate us." It was a fair compare and contrast situation.
Big love to Daz, the most US loving Brit you’ll ever come across 😂 just skip over the pond brother, you’re honorary
He’s definitely allowed in the BBQ
He's actually already lived here for work. I know he's been in the NY/NJ area for a few years, that's why in many videos he has a New York Giants hat on. I also think that's why he defends us so much, he's been her and met a lot of people and knows that many of the stereotypes just aren't as true as the haters would like them to be.
Well we in America know already why British dislike America 😂 it all started in 1775 and ended 1783 😂 and lets not forget what happened in 1812. Since then England has had it out for us…we even pulled them out fire in ww2
@@StatusQuo001 We didn't do it alone by any means tho. If not for France, Spain, and Portugal we would have gotten whooped in the long run. It was a good thing for the US that England had so many enemies at the time.
@@user-lf7nf3kl7t a win is a win
In regards to the comment that, "all Americans are gun toting Hillbilly types who drive pick up trucks". I'm an American, I carry a firearm nearly daily on my hip and I drive a pick up truck. I have a pick up truck because I need to be able to carry large loads my tiny car can not carry because I live in a rural area. I carry a Taurus Judge revolver which can handle .45 Colt ammunition and .410 shotshell ammunition on my hip nearly daily. My reality is different than many others in different countries. I'm a female, 5'3", weight 110-120 lbs and I hike often in rural Country. We have bears, mountain lions, rattlesnakes (about 12 different types), Javelina (which have tusks that will kill you), wolves, and coyotes. I hike with my dogs and must be able to protect myself and dogs at any point when I am hiking. Hawks and Owls are even a threat to my dogs. I had an owl swoop down and attempt to take one of my dogs one evening. I can't call carrying a firearm a cultural difference when I have to deal with bears, mountain lions, Javelina, rattlesnakes, wolves, coyotes, hawks and owls. How many citizens have to deal with those threats daily in the UK?
People in other countries who criticize Americans for carrying guns have no idea what kind of wildlife we deal with on a daily basis and they don’t understand why it’s necessary
I'm an American. 33yo male, 6ft 180. I don't regularly carry a gun but I own a few for defending myself at home if needed (in case of robbery or wild animals - my area has wolves and coyotes that can be dangerous to children or pets) I drive a small sedan, and sometimes just ride a skateboard when weather permits. A lot of people from across the pond who have never visited the US will underestimate how big a country it really is. We have a lot of dangerous things here, lol.
Christina, how many in Chicago, LA, New York, etc have to deal with that I'd ask, it's not the rural areas you have the problem, it's your populated cities 🤷🤦
@@glastonbury4304 Large cities like Chicago, New York City, and Los Angeles have an issue with people illegally possessing and using guns to commit crimes. It's not an issue of "gun violence" it's an issue of violent criminals illegally in possession of a firearm and using them to commit crimes. Notice that Chicago, New York City and Los Angeles all have one thing in common...Democratic Mayor. The District Attorney's in these cities are not prosecuting these criminals to the full extent of the law and the prison system is releasing these criminals before they fully serve their prision term. If those who commit crimes using a firearm or are in possession of an illegal firearm were immediately sentenced to death and put to death within 30 days of sentencing... there would be a huge decrease in crimes committed using a firearm.
@@cmf6081 omg I've found a fascist republican, gun toting, polarising, uneducated trump supporter ...lol
To me, Brits can come across as bitter when they criticize their old colonies. Not just America, but Australia, India, South Africa.
Also, Brits seem to really believe they invented everything. Even when presented with evidence, they try to ignore it because the BBC told them differently. The BBC is something that is a shock to Americans. That there's a state ran TV that's so prevalent.
Americans were suffering greatly during the 1930's. America also gave up food and products to help in the war effort long before we joined. We gave food at a time when we were hungry ourselves. So, for anyone to criticize our efforts, it would be very insulting.
I love Britian. I love the history. I've studied it and am fascinated with it. U.S. history begins there.... why did people leave Europe to live in a whole new place? The answer is as varied as both our histories.
NYC is good. I'd suggest a smaller town to get a better idea.
South Africa is not a British colony. Boers claim to be ethnic Africans. Zimbabwe was
U.S. history does not begin in Britain. We seem to keep forgetting that Blacks (from Africa) and Native Americans lived in America thousands of years before Europeans went there. Europeans believe that once they got to a place and gave it a name, they created its history. That couldn't be furthest from the truth.
@@ladiuneeq9789
I'm being very literal. U.S. history is different from American history. American history begins with natives. There's evidence of prehistoric peoples in North America particularly.
@@ladiuneeq9789 How did blacks from Africa get to North America thousands of years ago?
@@catherinelw9365 They rented floating Hummers and sailed there at over 180 knots per hour. How did white Europeans get to America to kill many of its inhabitants, take some as as slaves, steal their land, belongings, weapons, culture, etc., and then claim they discovered America?
Daz singing Brit pop is something the world needs more of.
"Why do you Americans talk so loud?"
"Because we want to! Because we want to!"
We're not the only ones who talk loud too idk why people care so much
Florida has a sunshine law that makes access to stories like that man calling 911 easy to access by the press. So, in effect, the "Florida Man" meme is somewhat attributed to the ease of finding such stories.
Yeah, but the stories about alligators and stuff similar to that feel more unique to Florida than say Indiana
When I was stationed in England as a member of the USAF, the older English of WWII age treated us like “royalty”. They loved us. It was the younger generation thought We were Over payed Over Sexed and Over there.
Very true. I was born in the 50’s in Kent, England. My father, who was a young American USAF Sergeant told me how the Brits were wonderful to our family. He was invited to a country club and learned golf there and later became a golf pro.
I lived in England for four years to play Rugby at a higher level. I immersed myself in the English culture and loved every minute of it. I even learned to play Snooker. Loved it! I remember after months of getting my arse kicked, I finally won. I was ecstatic, but being in England I kept that stiff upper lip, shook hands with my opponent and said well played. I do love it there. I would have stayed, but the whole employment scene with it’s laws curtailed that. I miss all my mates over there, and the pubs! Oh, and Come On You Irons!!!!!!
No matter our differences, The US and UK can always unite in making fun of the French.
🤣good one!
The US owes more to the french than the British.
stupid one! without the french you would still be british
The FRENCH still think that they are a important power in the WORLD and not just second rate.
I might find t his funny if I didn't recently find out that I have a little French in my DNA lol
No hope for you, Dave. Daz, I'm proud of you for your non-bias truthfulness! Appreciate it. 👍🇺🇲
I didn't think English people hated Americans, I thought it was the French haha.
The French hate everyone, even the French.
Both
Most Europeans can’t stand Americans
The French hate everyone
Americans are also stereotyped as being friendly so.... i assume brits who've never been to America or actually talked to an American are the worst judges lol
No, we just stereotype them as being stupid and ignorant. They come to Canada, spend their money, then get the bum's rush home.
Yeah I've heard that we were very friendly but very rude at the same time....
The United States is a huge country with over 300 million people. There are 50 states that stretch from the Pacific Ocean to the Atlantic. Please don't group us all together. We're all individuals. We can be as different as night and day. We are Not all loud, arrogant, fat, pseudo patriotic Etc.
I don't mind the jokes. We Americans have ours as well.
What continues to surprise me is how much "Americans" get lumped together. NY, Wisconsin, Texas, California, WV, Alabama, etc... America is REALLY big with thousands of subcultures. I'm from Michigan and worked a summer in South Carolina in the 90s. Big culture shock. I felt way more comfortable hanging out with the Irish (also there for work) than I did with the South Carolinians.
all cultures are judged via their minority lunatics in afraid
As an Alabaman I am glad you called out South Carolina lol
I once bought a train ticket from the airport in London, England. I said “can I have a ticket?” The guy working the kiosk straight up yelled at me. He said “you ask for a ticket and you can’t say please?! You can’t ask, you need to tell me to give you a ticket, you can’t ask for a ticket politely? What is wrong with your parents. They never taught you how to talk?!” . . . This was my first introduction to England. All I did was ask for a ticket. So England is hateful toward Americans by default in my opinion. I did nothing wrong. And he yelled at me and I had only just got off the plane less then an hour before.
How the ticket agent waited, he more than likely would have been thanked at the end of the transaction. Other example of a cultural difference. Think about how many times we say thank you when just going through the drive-thru.
The guy obviously overreacted. On the other hand, it is only good manners to say please in that circumstance.
What gets on my nerves (American here), and I hear it ALL the time in lines for food, or at a restaurant, for example, is the following universally American script for ordering: "Yeah, ah, lemme get a (xxx). " No please. No thank you. Grinds my gears. I taught my 3 boys at an early age to greet the server, say "Hi, yes, thank you. May I please order the (xxx). Thank you." Every time.
@@Dytunck That's my point, exactly. It doesn't take any extra effort to add a please and thank you. To be fair, I've been behind grunts in a a line waiting to order here in Canada who are the same. I don't think lack of manners is confined just to the States.
@@terryomalley1974 Only thing worse than lack of manners is the outright mistreatment of wait/service staff. There's lack of manners, then there's downright rude. Below that, there's purposeful AsSH0L3 behavior, or Karen behavior. I wonder how people can treat others like that. You must be from Montreal with a name like French and a Habs avatar. Cheers.
As a New Englander (residing in New Hampshire), the ties that bind our two countries run deep. We love British humor, accents, football (soccer), pubs, history etc…. The list goes on and on. My husband and I worked for a company owned by a UK company. Our daughter attended The University of Glasgow for veterinary medicine and is now a practicing veterinarian in New York State. We’ve visited England, Scotland and Wales and every time we’ve throughly enjoyed our visit. So whatever cultural differences we might have had or might have, please know that deep down most Americans truly appreciate British hospitality. My daughter made many friends while attending university and the British would always jump right in to make them feel at home celebrating Thanksgiving (Canadian and American). Love the United Kingdom.❤️🇬🇧🇺🇸
You give love back when love isn't returned. UK gives zero shits about you. All they care about is earning that American dollar if that wage is big enough when they get the chance. See: Jamie Carragher.
I’m a gun toting, peaceful woman who drives a pick up truck and I’m very happy! 🙂 always enjoy your show!
My Granpa was sent to fight the Nazi's when he was only 17. He was a US Ranger. His Ranger Battalion stormed the beaches of Normandy. He had both of his eardrums blown out & was completely deaf his entire life, but still continued to fight his way up the beach. My Great Granpa went over to fight in WW1, as well. So there were Americans fighting in WW1.
I just talked to this snobby brit who said the United States contributed very little during WW1.
As an American we really don’t care what other people say in other countries because no other country is on our mind like that 😂😂. Ppl will talk a lot of shit but at the same time they follow American culture, trends, clothes and what’s going on in entertainment over here but at the same time hate us. It’s funny
That's the kind of remark that is the problem. Just soaked in self-centeredness. Keep in mind America has its problems: mass shootings, being hyper religious, no Healthcare, being ignorant about other countries, infant mortality, most incarcerated population per capita, etc. And no one is trying to copy that.
@@joshuafranco1570 I don't think it's self centeredness. It's simply not caring what others think because there are more important things to care about. Seriously, why should any American be receptive to "criticism" (really, it's just anti-Americanism in disguise) when such "criticisms" are mainly backed up, ironically, by ignorance of a country and its own systems?
If you're going to accuse Americans for being self-centered in their delivery of their remarks, then it's only fair to check how the delivery of "criticism" is done by outsiders towards Americans.
"mass shootings, being hyper religious, no Healthcare, being ignorant about other countries, infant mortality, most incarcerated population per capita, etc. And no one is trying to copy that."
These are all the usual complaints but without any context. What does "hyper religious" even mean? The non-religious already claim that even the presence of multiple churches is too much for their eyes. Talk about pearl clutching. What's one step below "hyper religious"? Religious? I believe that's even too much for the non-religious.
No healthcare? That's the most false statement you've listed. You probably mean "no universal healthcare." If so, you then are comparing different philosophies of the role of government.
Infant mortality rate is a talking point that's been debunked time and again. Are you just rattling off complaints that you've heard often without seriously looking into any of them? Seems like it.
Mass shootings? Sure, that's an issue and I don't think anyone in the US is proud of that. You also leave out urban gang warfare. That's conveniently left out of the discussion when talking about "gun violence." The issue is when outsiders comment on it - its absolutely absurd because 2A is a foreign concept to them. And guess what? You're an outsider.
Most incarcerated population per capita is also without context. What number SHOULD it be in your eyes? That's the question I ask when people bring this issue up. Take in account the US population too.
" And no one is trying to copy that."
What's your point? No American is saying one should copy anything. Either the OP's point flew right over your head or you're purposely trying to uphold that, yes, American SHOULD be bashed and SHOULD be ashamed for X and Y and Z.
@94FADE Exactly!!!👏🏻 👏🏻
@@TickleMeElmo55 👏🏻 👏🏻 👏🏻 Preach!!
I love the conversation around our (United States) being late to the game in WW2. Whoever believes in the idea that any country can operate in an altruist manner is living in a fantasy world. The US could have decided not to join the Atlantic side of the fight because Hitler merely declared war on us. He couldn't land a navy on Britain, let alone the US. We could have easily compartmentalized our involvement to just Japan.
I don't care that the French waited to see if the US could defeat Britain before joining the fight; I'm just thankful they did. (I'm one of the rare people who think the world is better off with the United States existing instead of its land being divided into entirely different countries like Europe.)
I served in the Army in Europe and traveled a bit. We trained with British Soldiers and others many times. We, The Americans, always felt that the British were our natural allies and were happy to have them at our base in Garlstadt. Then the feelings the British had towards us came out and we were very shocked and sometimes hurt by the stereotyping and negative feelings we received. Many of us feel like pulling everything out of anyplace outside the U.S. and letting the world take care of itself. Not all Americans are loud and brash. Not all Americans are Cowboys or inner city people. Some of us love the Art's, classical music, skiing, hiking, and all kinds of other things rather than Football. One day it may come down to the point we may isolate ourselves as far as foreign policy goes and tell the world to leave us out of all their issues. We will take care of ourselves and vice versa.
I don't know why you feel "hurt" by them. Who cares? Let them choke on their own bile.
I believe there are documentaries or at least videos made to portray what the world would look like if we stayed home like they say we should. That goes for everything including disaster relief, military situations etc
We may have joined “late” but we FINISHED it. That in itself deems respect.
Appreciate Daz’s open minded point of view. 🍻
I was lucky enough to be selected to do a 2 year externship in the UK. Here in the states I worked with British ex-pats and even had a live-in au-pare. Now, when went over and started my externship I was shocked at the attitude that the other externs & natives displayed (towards me). To this day I’m baffled by it; I tried very hard to do my work quickly then offered to help others only to be rebuffed with hostility. When helping others it was perceived as showing off or showing up the other extern; eventually, at the quarter assessment I had some of the lowest grades that I EVER had..the boss/owner only came in sporadically yet I could that he was poisoned by others; the only ones that were at least civil didn’t speak English or French so when the next quarterly assessment came around I threw in the towel & left..no man’s a island…still pisses me off though
Sorry you had to go through that, sometimes you just cant win. I have also worked for a company where my bosses very rarely visited, almost to the point of not even knowing how my department operated, and yet, were extremely willing to put negative attention on us based on nasty comments from employees who also rarely visited our office. Its frustrating, but all you can do is move on to better things.
Not sure if someone else said this, but crawfish aren't really comparable to cod; crawfish (or crawdad or crayfish, and there's a few other names for them) are a crustacean like a mini lobster, so it's more comparable to langoustine than cod or perch or pollock or whatever other fish that's usually used for fish and chips.
Not really sure why they seem to think Americans don't like fish, even fish and chips, anyway. We love our fried fish! I used to live in Missouri, and catfish cookouts are a tradition. When I lived in Lousiana it was fish and hush puppies. In California it was halibut. Hawaii has mahi mahi. And NY is perch, trout, and salmon. America loves fish. Except NM. When I lived in NM, no one ate fish, for the pretty obvious reason that the only way you could get it was frozen in a stick.
One thing you guys need to remember when you hear about Americans who are traveling out of the US they are typically going to be of a financially “higher class” since most ppl I know can barely even afford a trip across their own state.
Or college kids or soldiers. So, yeah, pretty likely to be obnoxious, regardless.
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And ignorant, you can't have one without the other, we get it at the Canadian border every day.
@@JB-yb4wn Ignorant to what degree and how? I actually don't think your "Canadian border" statement is anywhere near truthful.
If someone’s view of America is based on what they see in the news or social media, then they don’t really know America at all.
Exactly. It's one thing to worry about one's safety, but to judge its people negatively is just plain intellectual laziness.
It's pretty simple, "No good deed goes unpunished." I just roll my eyes when I see it starting up again in Europe and all the countries over there looking for an easy way out, again. I hope we don't have to again pay in blood for the legendary European reliance on "nuanced" diplomacy that we, as citizens of USA, are famously accused of lacking.
The whole "nuanced" diplomacy is more of a myth as with European "wisdom" or "sophistication" or even Europeans being "educated." They believe their own lies as they rest on the laurels of the dead Europeans who built their cities and constructed their governments.
No country out-louds the Aussies. They are a fun and delightfully crazy people.
I met 2 British guys in Buffalo wild wings during the ufu fight between Khabib Nurmagomedov and Connor McGregor. The guys weren't expecting to have fun as they had expected Americans to be loud and cocky. They said they felt at home at the bar with everyone buying rounds and having a great time. It was a blast. I dont remember their names but i hope they made it to the wedding in time 😂
Americans would love to travel abroad. We don't have enough vacation time and most of us probably cannot afford it.
It’s expensive to travel to Europe. I’ve been to London, Munich and Amsterdam several times for work. I’ve told people I’ve met this fact. We also have everything that Europe would offer one for a holiday destinations. We can do it all traveling domestically. There is no need to incur the extra expense nor the issues which one may face traveling abroad.
It’s expensive for us to go to Europe. Mexico is the Caribbean islands are popular with us.
Well if you have a job at the fast food drive thru, you probably don't get enough vacation. Plenty of Americans get more than 2 weeks per year. My job gives me another week for every year I work, so I'm up to 4 weeks now. It all depends on what you do and who you work for.
BTW thanks for all the nice things you guys said about the US - so refreshing to hear. And the UK should actually be proud of what the US has accomplished since we borrowed so heavily on your history and governmental idealogy to form our own country. Thanks for that too. We couldn't have done it without you! :-)
My issue, as an American Navy veteran, is on the political spectrum in regards to for so long, European politicians have complained about American involvement in conflicts only to come begging and crying for us to become involved when the enemy is at their gates.
I've been to Europe, and lived in Italy for a few years, and Europeans as a whole are amazing. Your politicians are shit. And so are ours.
Also, you boys really need to try an authentic low boil. Sausage, corn on the cob, shrimp, and crayfish with taste bud melting Cajun spices. So good.
The early Americans wanted to be part of England. They were English people, but England treated Americans as second class. George Washington was part of the British Military, but quit when he was snubbed and could not become an officer. If you study the beginning of the Revolutionary War, the Americans wanted to still be part of England and just get more rights up to a point. Once they realized there was no hope, Independence became the path. I think today however most of that mentality is gone and the US and the UK are growing closer together in many ways.
I would not say the mentality is "gone", we're independent and will fight tooth and nail to stay that way. Our "friendly alliance" really sprang out of business interests related to British interests during the Civil War. Specifically, their interests in the cotton trade and supplying military aid to both the Confederate States and the Union efforts, until the Union started blocking the Confederacy's supply chain. Historically, our relations have depended on mutually beneficial and profitable outcomes. Luckily we don't have conflicting interests at this time either.
Well said and very true! 👍
Thank you. A lot of people forget the whole Revolution was about taxation without representation. We wanted to be in parliament to feel like true Englishmen. We were the first child nation to realize we wouldn’t be fully accepted. After the Brits lost us they realized they couldn’t lose Canada or Australia. But they also didn’t see them as Englishmen. Lucky for us we got out completely or else we could’ve been a puppet state under the Queen. We should be proud we are not English. And know this alliance lasts as long as it serves both parties. But as soon as it doesn’t, we go right back to fighting.
@@Spabsa "We'll make our own country! With blackjack and hookers!"
This was a super interesting video! I remember when I lived in Germany, no matter where I went, I could always pick out the Americans in the crowd. We've got a particular spark of confidence that's a bit unique. Ans it's true that there are a lot of us that don't know how to act in foreign countries. We earn a bit of our bad reputation. But we're really not that bad, generally. Like Daz said, we're the best at a lot of things and being at the top of your game come with criticism.
I've been American all my life, and I don't know how people say stuff like this. I want to sink through the floor when someone brags that we're "best at a lot of things." We're not the best at much of anything, really. It's all just swagger. We're bigger and richer than most, but that doesn't really make us best. I feel like it proves everything people think about us, when there are dozens of replies that answer a video like this with that sort of statement. Maybe we just THINK we are best at a lot of things? You know those celebrities that always talk about "the haters" and then act twice as arrogant because they've just shrugged off some serious critique? I imagine that's what we sound like, a lot. Everyone criticizing us isn't just a jealous hater.
@@SplotPublishing Oh shut up, who put a man on the moon? Who started up the internet? We are good at technology. Quit the phony handwringing.
@@SplotPublishing He didn't say that. Your last sentence is true, but as for the rest....what of it?
@@SplotPublishing Bruh all your comments so far on this vid reeks of insecurity. A self-loathing American. Go to the fucking UK where being a self-loathing American is embraced.
"serious critique"
Like what? Non-universal healthcare? You assume non-Americans who "critique" the US have any right let alone any expertise on what they're critiquing. It's one thing to critique a rich celeb who only got rich because they look a certain way, got noticed at the right time and some halfway decent agent vouched for them to get even more prominent. It's another to act like one knows anything of substance about a country in which they are not a part of.
@@SplotPublishing Of course they aren't and i get your point because some of the comments on this vid proves it. Most people who bash the US are still ignorant especially the ones I've seen.
Personally I am really sick of the way people in Europe talk about us. Unless you have lived here and traveled throughout our country and really got in touch with the actual people of the area (with out preconceived attitudes) you have no clue as to what we are like! The normal American is very warm, friendly and caring people. Many of us won't go to Europe because of the way you treat us. Don't like our patriotism don't come here.
Over the last hundred years, I think there has been a feeling in the collective subconscious of the UK of having been eclipsed by the the US as an economic, political, and cultural power. I think envy makes it sound petty, and it doesn't tell the whole story. It's more the feeling of having a younger brother who grows to outshine you. There's a deep sense of respect and brotherhood on both sides. But the rise of the US as a global power as the UK receded in power makes the loss of the British empire and the success of the United States uncomfortable on both sides and perhaps a bit painful for the Brits.
Nailed it. They hate us because they ain't us.
I love being American. Period. We will defeat Any Challenge Presented. Know That.
The Chinese wouldn't just not go to a restaurant with that kind of sign. They'd complain to the UK government. They'd complain to the Chinese government which would demand an apology for "hurting the feelings of China."
Stop Asian hate hahaha from one small incident
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I think human nature makes it easy for us to find any glimmer of fault in another person who we feel has it better than we do. It somehow makes us feel a bit better about ourselves, regardless if that fault is true or not. It really is a shame that people outside of the US have this feeling about us here, because we honestly have no ill feelings about you and your life. I just don't get it.
I agree with you. As much as it’s said that the dislike is not true I believe it is real. I just got finished watching a podcast of some guy from London. And for one thing they talk about America a lot where as over here we barely speak about them. And when they speak about us and our country it’s mostly negative. And I don’t like it. Rather they admit it or not it’s jealousy.
@@DistractedArachnid As an American, I must say, you make some very cogent points re how much of the rest of the world thinks of us, and why. It is a ridiculously complicated situation that you explained in such a way as to give us all food for thought. Personally, I have always cringed when witnessing "American Exceptionalism". Yes, there is much about my country I am very proud of, but there is at least as much about the U.S. I am ashamed of, or that just plain saddens me.
@@DistractedArachnid You sure can rattle off what's wrong with America! What's it to you? Why do you care? We're a HUGE country and we have our faults and problems, but they are OUR faults and problems. Concentrate on your own country's. You have plenty. No one that I know talks about England's problems, its politics, or the way they run their government. Why should we? There are better and more interesting things to do. We don't need your sympathy either. It's insulting, and yes, it does show how you think you're superior. Is your country perfect? I think not. The whole of Europe thinks they, and their countries are, but it's Europeans who are the smug and superior ones. When you point your finger at the US, 3 are pointing right back at you. In years past, I very much wanted to visit Europe, but I couldn't afford it then. Now that I can, I wouldn't consider wasting my precious time or spending any of my money visiting. I wouldn't visit for free either. Still so much to see in my own big, beautiful, country. We are not here to please any of you over there (as if we could), popularity be damned. We are who we are, take it or leave it. Arrogant enough for you? We ARE Exceptional. The US is considered "The Great Experiment" and it's not over just yet. We still exist. For the happy benefit of many, and the sad dismay of many others. We have accomplished much to be proud of in our short history. The good far outweighs the bad, and those who don't, won't, or can't admit it, are being unfair and dishonest and I have no use for their conscious and willful mendacity. I'm an unapologetic American and I LOVE my country, as I'm sure you do yours, warts and all, and I make no apologies to anyone for it. Especially to Europeans.You should be honest, though, and admit how you really feel. 🇺🇲
@@johna1160 Maybe @johnpwkp has room for you at his house. Don't let the door hit you on your way out.
@@DistractedArachnid Things here aren’t as bad as many think. A young lady I met from Germany that lives in America now explained the misunderstanding that she feels Europeans have about Americans and America. She said it’s context. To her it’s the things that you hear about America Europeans take literally and they don’t have an understanding of our system. As she has come to learn you have to live here to understand our circumstances. She says once she lived here it cleared up many things that she thought she knew about America.
I love Brits, they typically have only polite conversations with me as an American. On the rare occasion I do hear something about our participation in WW2, I always ask if they have heard of The Marshall Plan and generally that stops the conversation.
Long time American bartender here, Fish and Chips is the most common thing ordered every Friday evening in every restaurant I've worked at, usually Haddock or Cod
Haddock and Cod are delicious! It's not readily available in California and I miss it very much. Most restaurants don't even know what haddock is out here in Cali.
I ate at a 'chippie' in Wimbledon that had 6 fish choices. To be honest I don't remember what the others were, when I saw Skate Wings that was it. It was aMAZing.
As an American, (now retired Military) my friend and I were travelling in Germany and it was fascinating.
A trio of Aussies had befriended a Californian surfer dude (1980s). Wendy and I are from NY. We hadn't been to CA at this point. He was like a cartoon character to us. Add to this going to a beer hall and there was a Texas couple from Dallas and appeared wealthy.
I was trying to explain to these guys how diverse Americans were as displayed in just one room!
These guys were professionals in Australia and yet were terribly self conscious and said we must think they were bumpkins. We were 22. We would never presume. But we carried their US preconceptions with us. Travel should be mandatory.
Good story and so true. I personally don't know anybody with a pick up truck. 🚚
Churchill was part American. I'd assume the Brits would feel grateful for Americans saving the day. Right now too, American tax payers protecting Europes breadbasket.
I remember back in the 70s and 80s, Americans wouldn't say they were American when traveling abroad. And if they were found out, some people would treat them horribly. Glad things have changed a bit.
Americans didn't "save the day" any more than France, the UK, China, Poland or especially the Soviets did. They only get this reputation for swooping in as heroes because they were late to the party - profiteering off the suffering of hundreds of millions for a few years before finally joining in isn't something to be celebrated. That's also if we ignore the shameless profiteering during WW1 also. And to pre-empt that bullshit about "it wasn't their war" (like that's ever stopped America before) -- it was a WORLD war, every continent was affected.
The idea that anyone in Europe should be told to feel "grateful" for Americans "saving the day" is an unbelievable insult. Anti Jewish sentiment was so strong in the US at the time it's frankly a miracle they even did join, over 90% of Americans opposed joining the war. Now you want to be thanked in retrospect?
My friend and I got treated like garbage in France. Not sure if it’s because we were American or black though. Got treated wonderfully in Belgium though. Absolutely love Brussels
@@evanshields3997 despite the whole Nazi thing. The Germans are probably the least racist of all the Europeans I think. They were the first abolitionists in America. Even Hitler treated US Olympic athletes with more respect than there countrymen/president.
And by German I mean Germanic peoples
@@evanshields3997 from what I see on TikTok, they don’t like any of us. Lol
We aren't perfect by any means but are the British perfect? So much ignorance really.
Oh yep had my fair share of encounters online with some Brits about being American AND has some fair share of encounters with fellow Americans because I’m Southern. 😂👍
I can stomach an American hating Brit but will not tolerate a candy ass, arrogant lickspittle Yankee talking down the South.
Cicero said something along the lines that the worst enemy isn't the stranger besieging the city gates, but the one inside the city who glides amongst the people spreading falsehood and undermining the nation..
They really think the South is a giant collective don't they? As if the same stuff isn't happening up North. Love how some of them try "correcting" how we say things, then turn around and get annoyed when Brits do the same thing to them.
From my observation, the Southerner is arguable the most mocked and despised - by both Americans and non-Europeans.
Is it hatred......or jealousy
I'm an American, and I have quite a few British friends. We get along well and part of that is harmless banter back and forth about how we do things differently. I have noticed the anti-American sentiment elsewhere though, and it's always been puzzling. Also, about WWII: we were still a relatively new nation in the early 1900s, and we were struggling with our national identity, with the Great Depression, and with the losses we had just suffered during WWI, which most people rightly considered a useless European war that we got dragged into. And what did we get from helping the Allies defeat the Central Powers? Nothing except 116,000 dead on foreign soil. So when WWII came around and we weren't directly threatened, nor did we have treaty obligations to help France/England, why would we have gotten involved? So thousands more Americans can die in another European war? President Roosevelt wanted to help the British because of our improving relations with them and Roosevelt's opposition to the Nazi ideals, but the American people had no desire to intervene when we didn't need to, so we remained officially isolationist. Regardless, we sent $31.4 BILLION ($365 billion in current dollars) in weapons, vehicles, and other aid to Britain in the form of Lend-Lease, which undoubtedly helped them survive until we got fully involved in the war. So I don't understand how we would be looked at with animosity, considering our record of helping other nations even when we didn't need to.
US is the most generous country in the world, when polish people were starving after ww1, we cared. Same for Russians. ARA, millions and millions of aid sent as fast as possible. Americans don’t even know how humanitarian our history actually is, and I believe as simplistic as it is, they hate us coz they ain’t us.
Never, ever doubt that some of the anti-American sentiment (no matter the origin of the person saying it) is spawned from plain old jealousy. They wish. Why do you think so dam many people try to pound their way in here?
not "jealousy" in my opinion: it's more because of ignorance. I really think European media isn't accurately reporting on the United States, and that could (it's just a theory) be why they have disdain for us. I think a lot of the world is ignorant of how the rest of the world, or certain parts of it, actually is in reality.
I love you guys. I am of British origin and my family came to America in the 1600s. But I am American as they come and one of my ancestors signed the Constitution of America on behalf of Massachusetts. We are brothers who once fought against each other but know we are family.
When I was in the US Air Force, we did regular tours to England, usually at RAF Mildenhall and I often ate at a pub there called the Bird in Hand. Excellent fish and chips, but the best I ever had was when the runway at Mildenhall was under repairs, and we were sent to RAF Sculthorpe, which had been abandoned for some time and was pretty desolate compared to Mildenhall. We were flying back from Germany and arrived later than planned, and the one mess we had was closed so we had no supper. A Brit lady who worked at the mess offered to take us to a chip shop in King's Lynn. We took her up on it and that was the absolute best fish and chips I've ever had in my life. The lady was shocked when I mentioned catsup and showed me how to sprinkle malt vinegar over both fish and the chips, and then salt it. She was a perfect doll for taking us there, and it was one of the excellent memories I have of visiting Great Britain.
Us Yanks that ever have the privilege of travelling to the UK are ruined by proper f & c. In this country we get a couple scraps of fish, invisible under an impenetrable layer of soggy beer batter dripping with oil. An ex-boss of mine just moved to Florida and had f & c that had been done right. He absolutely raved about it and told me flat out he'll never be able to eat what us average Americans call fish and chips ever again. He said the patron next to him at the bar had Bangers & Mash with onion gravy and the aroma drove him crazy, he's having that next time 😁
Im traveled to Europe in 2016 i had quite a good laugh when I saw an “American bar” in Germany run by Germans 🤣🤣
I grew up in Chicago in the 70's 80's and we loved everything British. We just got BBC TV. Benny Hill changed my life as an eight year old. and if you asked me if I wanted to watch "The Waltons" or "Dr. Who" I chose "Dr. Who" every time. Don't even get me started on music.
I never knew we were bashed quite so much in the UK and in other places but it don't stop all of you from coming here and spending your money America thanks you.........lol
This made me think of the Mad Cow outbreak in Europe, 1996 it spread had spread to people. I was in Stoke on Trent doing business bringing up a computer line at a contract manufactures. Everyone was going on about the French and Germans complaining about British beef imports to the mainland. Driving around I saw on more than one restaurant "no we do not serve british beef! We sell american only!" . On the line there were a number of diagnostic stations we had to give names to. We named them "crazy cow" , "nutty cow" etc. Was a great trip to the UK line got up and running. Best part was I was able to see some of Chester( a bit of FA cup final 1996! ), Shropshire ( regimental museum), Snowdonia , Welsh Coast (prisoner town), Part of Clive of India collection. Later, Edinburgh and London. Really enjoyed it, lots of shared history.Ha Ha , back to topic. nobody bashed me! :-)
We get around 1,000,000 legal immigrants per year.
We must suck.
Keep it up guys.
About 900,000 too many, quite honestly.
Time for a respite. Time to turn down/ off the spigot.
Time to integrate that mass of post 1965 immigration act flood
@@willbass2869 - I would just be happy with ending illegal immigration
The issue with the US joining late in WW1 was due to American citizens not supporting the war. We just didnt have a reason to join a war when we were perfectly safe and isolated from it.
Then the Lusitania was sunk and pissed the American people off and rallied support.
The European allies fought damn hard and admirably but they started getting too bogged down and weren't able to push the Germans back adequately.
A clear example of the Brittish starting to lose its momentum was Passchendaele, where 300,000 British infantry died just to gain just two miles of ground.
Had the US not disrupted German supply lines on the western front It did not appear as though the European allies would have been successful. But who can say for certain.
The French were in complete disarray with their number of casualties, low moral, and mutinies.
The important part is the victory and the UK still stands.
Brits and American's are like siblings. At each others throats, constantly bickering... but if someone else gets involved.
A lot of things that the British didn't remember was that we first were at war with the Japanese before we join the war against Hitler. It was because the Japanese were Allied to Hitler that we decided to land troops in England to help secure the beachheads and Normandy. My great-uncle, lead the Battalion that later freed thousands of British prisoners of War, and later freed many Jews from Dachau
There was a pacifist attitude in US in the late thirties. Also an attitude that Europe would be fighting one war after another. At the same time the amount of war materials sent to fight the war is astounding and created a huge change in our economic landscape well before we sent our sons to fight. Also there was a different world with regard to information and verification. The US is not as monolithic as any one European country. Lawrence Brown began his residency in the US in Indianapolis, Indiana and moved to Chicago a short time after. He has lived in Chicago most of his years here...very different areas. City mouse...country mouse.
Not really... the reason the u.s didn't join world War 2 was because following world War 2 congress drew up the neutrality act which stated that the United states would withdraw its troops inside its borders and stay neutral to any wars/skirmishes outside of its own borders and that weren't a imminent amd direct threat to the United states
@@richardgrace5043 The reason that was drawn up is the reason I gave.
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That’s pretty pacifistic
@@richardgrace5043 I thought that's what he said.
Just a correction: Brown actually lived in small town Indiana for most of his time in the US. Only until recently, like 2016/2017, did he and his wife move to Chicago.
Daz you are SO right about people changing their views when it suits them.
The US is the 3rd most populous country in the world and with the openness of news on TV, in print and social media, people are going to form a quick opinion. As far as WWII, Britain got involved in 1939, the US got involved in 1941, prior to 1941 the US was supplying arms and material to Britain, the Soviet Union and China plus we had a contract based pilots known as the flying tigers fighting the Japanese in China... The old Timers complained the US were late to the war hmm? Could the WWII attitude towards America be about "around 70,000 British women became GI brides" per BBC thus the reason of the old British saying about American as "overpaid, oversexed and over here" ;) anyway, I find humor in the bickering.
Americans will often tell people they are Canadian when abroad because we're aware of the stereotypes, so its possible the cool Canadians your friend met were actually Americans in disguise. Also last time I was in Mexico City with a friend our tour guide was shocked we were American, he said he figured we were Italian, we both have dark hair and dark eyes and dressed mostly in black, found that kid of funny.
I was stunned when I found out how universally hated Americans are. It’s hurtful. I can’t recall ever picking a country and saying I disliked everything about the people or its ways. Truthfully, people are the same all over, good and bad. That includes my visit to the Soviet Union. Lovely people with poor leaders. I was to England only once. I went to a fish and chips place and when we ordered (4 Americans), we were really excited, but the waitress made a severe comment to us about not putting ketchup on it! She assumed we were going to ask and she nipped that American silliness in the bud!!! The thing is, nobody was going to ask. We preferred the vinegar stuff , but her reaction was startling and unwelcoming. I could chat all day on these topics (and W W II) but no space. 😀. You guys are great!
All the other countries hate us because they're intensely jealous of America but won't or just can't admit it!
I would've told that waitress in the UK that unless she's paying for the food, you're going to use the condiments you wish to have! Give it right back to them!
If that was me, I would've said "Ah, that's okay. As an American, I always carry around my own bottle of ketchup." lol But, seriously, I dislike when people try to tell you how to eat food like it's rocket science. If it tastes good the way you like it, that's all that matters. (Of course, it's different if you personally ask for their suggestion, but that's a different story.)
Here's the most ironic thing...America is the most hated country despite America giving Billions of our tax payers money to damn well very country on the planet! Also, Americans themselves give more to charity from their own pockets than all other countries on the planet. Yet, we are still hated...Go Figure! Fuck them if they do not like us and let America and Americans stop supporting the losers in other countries. We have enough losers in our own country to deal with.
Don't be hurt. Grow some thicker skin. These haters aren't worth it.
Why do you bash Americans? Cuz you care. Why don't we bash Brits? Cuz we do not.
Thanks for talking about this! I’m not going to lie - if I had seen that sign in a restaurant in the UK, it probably would’ve ruined my day. Definitely would’ve been hurtful. We know we’re far from perfect & have flaws, both big and small-even though we sometimes pretend that we don’t. 🇬🇧❤️🇺🇸
Honestly I would probably have proved their point a d ended up going to jail for trashing the sign hahaha, and telling them to F off. All while singing the national anthem
Your last words are what drive me crazy about us, so I could understand if it did the same to foreigners. I would love our country more if we could improve it, and pretending we have no problems, obsessing over symbolic wedge issues, or outright hallucinating fictional crises makes it more unlikely that we will.
@@JPMadden Every country has problems. It's the Democrats in the US, and the gutless Republicans who lets them, that make every problem worse or create new problems. They are never satisfied with anything, except power and more power. I'm sure all the snowflakes are now so upset. The youth hurts.
I was trying to look up that diner that had the offending sign and it looks like it's more of an upscale restaurant serving American fare. From what I read about the reviews the sign, at least with that message, is long gone along with the bartender who thought it up.
Now, JB's American Diner looks WAAAAY more inviting and entertaining! I mean, they have an actual I-40 sign (don't tell AZDOT) and serve root beer floats. That's going the extra mile.
@@JPMadden I hear you. I am a big believer in being honest and accountable, because I just think that doing so is a basic responsibility. Refusing to do so is, essentially, refusing to acknowledge certain aspects of reality, and it’s what people do when the goal is to deflect or deny blame.
I think the goal ought to always be to learn & grow. To seek to understand, and then to be understood. So, I wasn’t saying that I personally don’t admit my own flaws, or the flaws of my country. I was just acknowledging that we as a country have been known to pretend, deny & deflect at times - although, to be fair, that’s a very human defense mechanism that can be found in all countries. I think each of us has a responsibility to work on our own self-awareness.
I was stationed at RAF Alconbury for a couple years, Really enjoyed my stay. I agree with the sentiment that all countries should think their country is best and be proud of it. As far as "bashing" - Good natured ribbing with a wink and a nod can be the glue that makes a friendship! In my limited travels while I was across the pond, I saw for myself the "rude American" here and there - They stand out, but shouldn't be considered the prime example. Keep up the great shows!
It’s not that bizarre, here in America we say people like Black culture but not Black people. Or they want our Rhythm but not our Blues.
Who says that? Who says people like black culture but not black people? That sounds like some dumb victim mentality bullshit. The people the culture are one and the same.
I enjoy your guy's reactions to American things or even roasting us. Thank you for the entertaining videos
Bash us, until you need us 🤣
23:44 well actually in Wisconsin we have Friday night fish fry, it's really popular
Yessir!!!! And some amazing fish boils in Door County!!
Me too! Where do you go in Wisconsin?
@@sarahhughes4437 I myself don’t go anywhere for it but I make it myself
@@sarahhughes4437 Personally, I'd recommend Pelletiers in Fish Creek if you ever take a trip up north.
Born in 1970 and we've always loved the UK. Especially your godlike rock n roll. Not sure why there's inverse disdain.
Especially since Rock n Roll is from the US. Brits/Europeans like to repackage US culture and pretend they invented it. They are so Americanized but ONLY the things the don't like they'll specify as "American." Everything else they'll deny.
Lost empire = Bitterness
It’s called jealousy. #🇺🇸👍😎
British music from Manchester cannot be beat, The Roses, Echo, Joy Division, Jesus and Mary Chain, Happy Mondays too.
The Smiths.
About the fish and chips thing, Britain is an island and there's a lot greater access to the sea throughout the whole country. You're never far from the ocean. In America, there are *vast* areas of the country where fresh fish is hard to come by, or is extremely seasonal. Fish and chips just never really caught on in a nationwide way. That said, in the Washington State area, there have been several fish and chip chain restaurants (Ivar's, Skippers, the now much-diminished Sea Galley). It's a regional thing.
Mexico is not South America. It is actually North America.
South part of America
Bash away, we can take a good joke. Even an insult or two…. In the end we have each other’s back when it counts. Brotherly love is no different! 🇺🇸🇬🇧
When I moved to London in the 90s, I thought the people were rude because I wasn’t hearing a lot of thank you/you are welcome. After a few weeks, I realized they were saying cheers instead and I wasn’t really hearing it.
Crawfish in Louisiana is an obsession..... so many ways to prepare it and all amazing!