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Most people aren't as picky as he implies but any attempt at putting us down because you assume your own culture is better will be seen as offensive. Putting people down is the key thing to avoid.
Nicely said
But any culture is better than none, and americans have no culture at all. Its all importated and perverted or fried
This goes for Americans too when they talk about European countries. Even many Americans admit that many of you are ethnocentric.
I don't know or have ever known a fellow American that talks negatively about a European country other then Russiz or Germany. We are more focused on our nation. If a country poses a threat to American life then our tongued are loose. The average American does not want any kind of conflict. We are tired of our sons dyingo in other countries We just want to be left alone. Now on the other hand out governoring body is out of control and has been for awhile. Hopefully elections this November will begin the process of getting the elite under control. But for a European to think we do not know the basics or we are all on an ego trip is wrong. Yes we are patriotic and very proud. But how is this wrong? This nation has the most friendly people on earth . I invite you to come over and experience this for yourself. I promise you will leave wondering how we are so open and friendly.
@@sandyangel4243 I never said that all Americans are bad. But top comment thought it would be offensive by saying that "my country is better than yours" and that is what some Americans do.
The average American isn't bothered by misunderstandings, but if you're rude to us, we'll be rude right back.
American food - the Thanksgiving dinner staples could be considered unique to our country: Turkey with stuffing, ham, mashed potatoes and gravy, chicken, collard greens, cranberry jelly, green bean casserole, macaroni and cheese, sweet potatoes, pies for dessert. National binge day, essentially. Oh, and Christmas meals are pretty much the same menu.
Preach the word my friend preach the word.
You making me slobber Bonni? lol. I'm drooling? My fav is creamed corn casserole? Good Luck, and God Bless.n You ROCK!
The Brits invented the imperial system not us. And they still partially use it.
Its history goes even deeper than that. Roots can be found back in ancient Rome.
And when they give you any crap about not using the metric system, remind them that they still use "stone" as a measure of weight.
@@vernonharrison4832I'm a Brit and don't feel the need to give Americans any "crap" about not using the metric system. The imperial system is still the the more common one in the UK. We only "adopted" the metric system in the 1970s when we joined the EU to be fairer to our continental cousins. We use miles for distance, pints and gallons for liquids, and feet and inches interchangeably with metres. And yes "stone" with weight. Only Fahrenheit has become obsolete. And Kilometer is NEVER used.
Exactly. We just didn't change when they did.
The imperial system came from Roman empire not the British FYI. We tampered with it but we certainly didn't invent it
The only reason I went to College, is because I went using the G.I. Bill, which essentially means:
After getting Honorably Discharged from the US Military, You actually get "Paid to go to College" meaning, the VA pays for the schooling, and gives you a monthly Housing and Food Stipend based on the cost of living of the University or College.
I never would have gone otherwise...
Thank you for your service.
Thank you for your service, but I am curious because when I served in the 1980s the GI bill was a "you contribute and government matches" system, so you saved 10k and they matched with 10k and only covered tuition (no books or housing) but we also had a program called MECEP where you are paid to go to school while you remain enlisted but there are literally only a few slots per year for this program and they are highly competitive.
@larrybremer4930 Oh, okay, yeah, I completely forgot about that. After 9/11, they updated it the 9/11 G.I.Bill so it wasn't implemented until sometime in the 2000's
I'm honestly not aware of any of the other differences. But as long as you can maintain a C Average, then you're pretty much good to go to any college you get accepted into.
IIRC, you have 15(?) Years after EAS to use it, and I believe you can also pass it on to a Spouse or Child if you personally don't want to use it? Not 100% sure on that one though.
Also, it's 36 months? Not number of years in school, so you can be pretty flexible and not have to constantly take semesters back to back if you don't want to. So it's enough Months to get a 4 year degree (I had like 23 days left after getting my Bachelor's)
@larrybremer4930
Something else I just recently found out about, and that you might be able to look into if you ever want to go back to school or take online classes or anything is something called the VR&E program, and I am using it to pursue a second degree (Audio Engineering and Music Production)
I think it's only for Disabled Vets though. The whole idea behind it is:
A disabled veteran gets a degree... Said disabled veteran can't find Meaningful Work in their field (Due to Service Connected Injuries)
That's where VR&E Comes in. It is a Work Program, and it took me like a year to do all the research (Jobs Available, Average Income, Job Growth Year over Year...) and make a solid plan. But after everything is all good (Year for me, probably shorter for most though) then it's pretty much G.I.Bill round 2
Here's one, don't call us yanks, especially Southerners!😂
In Europe, a Yankee is an American. In America, a Yankee is a Northerner. In the North, a Yankee is from the East. In the Northeast, a Yankee is from New England. In New England, a Yankee is somebody from Vermont. In Vermont, a Yankee is somebody who eats pie for breakfast.
@@LadyIarConnacht I'm in New York State. To me a Yankee is a baseball player.
So many responses could be said here.
Nah!! We just call you Rednecks! 😄😆 Aka, White Southerners. 😉
As a southerner i agree dont call us yanks. Call us rebels or just Americans we aint from the north
Andre, Ireland, Canada, Australia, and the United States all have their own national sports called "football". In all four countries, "European Football" is called "Soccer". Another bit of information : The name "Soccer" originated at Oxford University in the 1880s.
The UK Englishn only stopped called it Soccer and switched to Football because of Anti-Americanism that was surging in the 1970s.
Right, football is a category or type of sport. There is American football, rugby football, Australian football, Gaelic football... and everyone calls their version of it simply "football." Soccer is short for Association football.
@@TheBaldr The sport is called association football. The slang term is soccer. It can also be shortened to football. People did not stop calling it soccer because they are anti-American. In the main it tends to be a class thing and people would not use the word soccer because they wouldn't want to sound upper class. The term soccer is still used to an extent in the UK mainly by Rugby followers and some upper class people. There are even some tv programmes that use the term soccer. People wouldn't really be thinking too much about Americans in the 70s.
Don't believe everything you watch specially Mojo
I was born in Portugal, live in the USA and hold dual citizenship. I love both countries and hate crticism of either one. Portugal gave me life, but America welcomed my family with open arms and gave us a better life and I will always be grateful. 🇵🇹❤🇺🇲.
God Bless, and Good Luck.
BBQ means BarBeQue Andre'
Should be clarified for a foreigner though that BBQ is a type of food but a BBQ is also an event where you grill food in your backyard and sometimes includes no actual BBQ, usually our "national food", burgers and hot dogs.
But I have to admit that when the guy in a video said BBQ as the letters instead of saying “barbecue” it sounded weird to me. I’m from the northeast in the US, so maybe it’s different in other areas.
I love how much you love our country. I truly hope and pray you get to come and see it for yourself one day.
The choice will be New York City or one of the Cities in Texas.
@@wandapease-gi8yo I don't have anything against NYC, but if you're only visiting one Texas is probably closer to "average" America (aside from politically, lol). If that's what you're going for at least.
I'm an American and watched this to find out what the heck they were talking about. I suppose there are some Americans ignorant and thin-skinned enough to be "insulted" by some of these things. I hope it wouldn't be many. No one I interact with regularly would care if any foreigner talked about any of these things.
I agree. This video was more offensive than anything on his list. He lumped me in with the lowest common denominator.
Im a Portuguese American my parents are born in Portugal my fiance is born in Portugal but we live in the Usa and ill tell u Usa is way more than a burger we have Every Culture in every culture foods that mix with other cultures. You won't get that in any other country. It's amazing
My family came from the Azores. They settled in Massachusetts where there used to be a thriving Portuguese community. Not anymore.
@user-us5pv8zw3z I here I live in Ma also lol but hope to move to Portugal in a yr or so .the American dream is just that a dream !!
It's normal in Germany to ask someone how much something costs. How much rent do you pay. How much did your car cost? Not in the US.
Agreed. In Germany your date of birth is not private information, which I find different. TV shows put the name of the guest on the screen along with their age. At my job all the employees had to line up according to age, which made the people at either end feel uncomfortable. All my training certificates say my name and DOB right across the top. Some Germans even put their DOB in their email address. I find it so strange.
Nothing is free.
Different countries pay for different programs with TAXES.
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True. Although one gets millions of people in crippling debt that's highly disproportionate to the amount payed in taxes in the other's case (even when comparing tuition to average general taxation per student enrolled) for people to gain skills that modern society requires people to have to function.
The average person is not paying $35,000, $70,000, or more, in taxes. And for the taxes that are paid, you get healthcare, higher education, a safety net if you can't work, and more time off. So, there that!
@@wisecoconut5 - who said anything about paying $35k-$75k in taxes? Medical insurance in America costs $0-$9k per year and yearly deductibles costs $0-$2,500k per year. Americans on average make $30k more per year and pay a less percentage of taxes. To each their own.
@@Eric-jh5mp - I borrowed $50k to get a business degree from a good state college; I have not regretted it for a minute. Americans make more money and pay less in taxes so it all balances out.
As an American none of those things would out right offend me. Some would have me raising an eyebrow. Especially not tipping. If I was having dinner with someone who didn't tip, I would cover their tip myself, it would make me that uncomfortable. As to criticizing America, if you are an American we don't get that offended we would probably disagree and debate it, but I can't see being offended. However most Americans would be highly offended if a Non-American Criticized America. That doesn't really make a lot of sense, but even I get a little upset when a non-American criticizes America, even if I agree with what they are saying. I don't really have an explanation as to why. I think the biggest thing they left off that list is Americans are very, very particular about our personal space. I was in Canada checking out in a store line and this guy came up to the register while I was still checking out. It completely freaked me out. I couldn't understand why he was so close to me and why he wasn't waiting until I was finished. My friend from Canada saw how uncomfortable I was and explained to me that this was normal in Quebec. It didn't help at all, and to this day when I go to Canada I get very anxious if I have to wait in any kind of line.
Tell them to back off!
Totally true - I noticed this in Europe…. I never thought about it before being there but we really have a large personal space thing. Some Europeans talk very close to you and it’s really unnerving.
These are the opinion of this one guy.
Most here reading this agree with him.
Our scientists and engineers use the metric system (SI) and are immersed in it from the earliest classes.
It wasn’t always this way. When I was working on my EE degree in the early 80s I co-op’ed for the defense dept. One of my first assignments was to feed data sets to computer simulations to determine how well our Electronic Countermeasures (ECM) worked.
I swear to God I’d get requests to test different aircraft, detectors, missiles, etc., in such a mishmash of measurement units of feet/sec,
Mach number, meters, miles, etc.,that I always wrote some front end code to change all of the parameters into SI (metric).
Canadian here;
Football is what they play in USA and Soccer is what they play in Europe and Brazil, while exaggerating game injuries.
Canada has spoken. So it shall be! Sorry Europe. You heard him.
We use metric for science, technology, and medicine and the like. We use imperial for everyday.
I think you'd be surprised how much metric system is used here.
Actually we don't use the imperial system, we use a custom system that has basis in the Imperial system, and realistically it is more economic and better conveniece than the metric system.
@@TheBaldr 1 cubic meter is 1000 liters and if you fill with water it woulld weight 1 metric ton ,wich is 1000 kilograms or 1000 000 grams. Now, convert the same between your ,,more economic and better conveniece than the metric system.'' wich is 10 base, in ounces,gallons ,cubic inches,cubic feet and tons 😄, to show us how convenient is.
@@TheBaldr how can the custom system be more economic and convenient? My guess is that you prefer the system you grew up with.
I remember years ago when I saw memes with "Some countries use metric others put humans on moon" and I had to explain to them that NASA use metric system. 10 years ago these things happened almost every day now it's maybe twice a year.
lol. No one went to the moon.
Patriotism: We aren't a nation based on common culture, genetics, or even language. Our understanding of who we are is based on our understanding of the nation's history and the ideas upon which it was founded. "American" is a philosophy blended with an emotional attachment. Hence the importance of patriotism.
Well said
I'm not sure that could have been said any better...
They push college here too hard. It’s actually caused a lack of occupational professionals like plumbers electricians and jobs like that. And occupational “schooling” is shorter time and much cheaper.
As one who worked hard to get a bright young man into one of the Trades, I can say that those Electricians and Plumbers are working d@@med hard to make it terribly difficult to get the Apprenticeships or whatever to break into the Trades! It’s easier to get into and stay in college than to survive an unpaid “here kid, carry my tools” work that will lead to becoming skilled and nearly more in bribes to the Union than the tuition at a good University.
These are all from movie clips. BBQ = barbecue. Student loans do need to be paid back, with interest. Some of us are patriotic because we love our country despite what it's leaders are doing to it. That cartoon was rude though. People's weight, income, is nobody else's business. Measuring here? It's what we're use to at this point. I think every person likes their country. I love America even though we have problems; we do have a lot more freedoms and advantages than a lot of other countries. Thank you for your opinions. I love the movie Independence Day and the speech they highlighted. Everyone on earth are brothers and sisters and we should all try to get along together.
I don't know where you live but I do hope you get to visit America and go to some of the beautiful places you've seen in all these videos. I live in Oregon and it's beautiful here.
By the way, that last clip was Jeff Daniels and I just found out he's a fantastic singer! He's composed about 450 songs and sings them. You ought to check them out or do reactions to some that sound interesting by just googling him.
He is from Portugal 😊
Andre, many nations in Asia, especially the Chinese, ask about how much a person weighs and earns for a living. The Germans ask about earnings as well. Weight and money questions are extremely rude in the US, but not in many nations overseas.
Those nations are in Asia, not the U.S. if I were asked the how much do you .. . By someone here in the US. I either would practice selective hearing, or ask why they want to know personal information for.
When I visited China, tons of people asked me how much money I made.
The point of this is what is rude in America, Not China.
@@wandapease-gi8yo Yes, obviously. Kdrive23 is responding to Andre's statement that asking how much money someone makes is rude "everywhere." It is not, in fact, rude everywhere. There are plenty of places in the world -- like, presumably, China -- where "how much money do you earn?" *is* a socially acceptable question. That's why it makes sense to include it in a list of "things you should not ask Americans."
@@elkins4406Exactly. When I lived in Japan we all knew how much money people made and it was never rude to ask (though I never did since I never cared). Totally normal thing in some places.
Me too and also how much some of my personal items, e.g. jewelry, etc, cost.
Very true.
I don't know if the "GI Bill" is still a thing, but you used to be able to go to college for "Free" if you did 4 years or more in the military or you could get your college tuition and fees for free in some states by joining the National Guard.
It is.
GI Bill isn't goin anywhere, anytime soon!!
George no the gi bill was discontinued in 1973 my marine brothers group was the last to get it!
The "GI Bill" is still used these days to pay for College.
You used to be able to get a free M1Garand, if you joined the civilian shooting club? You had to supply your own ammo. Gov sponsored. They would give you a rifle?
Talking about income wasn't considered rude where I lived in India. I had strangers bring it up as small talk when our kids were playing in the park. It was so uncomfortable for this American lol.
There is a certain segment in the US that claims there is no "American" food and yes, most of us find it somewhat insulting. Some people find it more insulting than others. So, don’t be surprised if somebody expresses their displeasure.
I'm not sure if "insulting" is the level I'd go to, but you will certainly get a defensive reaction and a list/history of food from a lot of people, lol.
I've watched a lot of your videos. And I love that you're into American culture as much as you are.. But what you said about not being overly patriotic and just being proud of where you come from no matter where you're from. That hits home for so many people. Mad respect bro!!
To expand on that even here in the US people are usually proud of what city and state they were born or raised in.
Some of these apply universally.
I can add one, constantly saying I love Texas on nearly every video. State pride is a big deal so obviously Texans will love hearing it all the time but 49 other states may find it annoying.
A joke I heard years ago, B. C. (Before Cellphones): A Texan was visiting Maine. His car broke down on a rural road, and he flagged down a passing motorist. The motorist was a Mainer, who offered to take the Texan to his house to call a tow truck. The Texan regaled his host with stories of the wonders of Texas, as the Mainer drove in laconic New England silence. Finally, they pulled up to the Mainer's house. The Texan laughed. "You call that a house? In Texas we have outhouses bigger'n that!" "Ayuh," replied the Mainer, "you need 'em."
I'm an American spending a month in Portugal soon, and I'm happy to discuss any of these issues with anyone as long as they are respectful and recognize that some of these are very complex issues.
We Americans use and understand the metric system. Examlpe: 9mm and 5.56mm 🔫 😉
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Pew-pew!!! 🔫
I'm a nurse and have to use the metric system for temperatures and weight, that is it. If someone describes something in meters or kilometers, CM, MM I have absolutely no idea how big or small it is.
Correction, I do know liter and mL. Liters we also use that in nursing, but also our bottles of soda come in 2L bottles.
This joke most likely went way over Andre's head. Got to work on that aim 😁
He's right about the pay thing, most people don't care about someone asking what they make. It's actually a pretty common question to ask when people talk about what they do for a living
As an American tipping used to be for good service, but has now worked indo a bribe or ransom. The customer is practically paying the salary of the employee who hardly gets any pay from the employer. When I used to work at McDonald's we were told not to accept any tips because McDonald is a multi national corporation that can afford to pay its employees. Now I am seeing a button for tips on McDonald's screens when you place orders
In the US, only say football when talking about NFL or college football. Never say American football in America.
You can say American Football, but if you just say "football" people will assume that is what you mean. What might offend people is insisting that the game with the round ball is "real" football or lecturing people about why that is.
Yeah but we are not offended by someone saying it.
There are numerous forms of football though. Association football, American football, Canadian football, Gaelic football, Rugby league football, Rugby Union football, Australian Rules football. If I just say football you won't know what sport I am talking about.
As an American, an Arkansan, a Cherokee I cry every time I hear the national anthem. I also understand and use the metric system. My 9 millimeter for an example
Foriegn visitors should never attempt to imitate an American accent. Never.
Condescendingly no, but if they're joking around with American friends it's pretty entertaining.
@lkajiess Agreed, but admit it, it's usually condescending even among friends.
@@lkajiessyou mean like the German the was wearing camo, trying to imitate a southern accent and making comments about protecting his family in a high voice because he said “that’s how they sound.” He obviously thought it was funny.
@@darla896 The hell are you talking about darla? lol
Lol exactly what I said. I just went and looked it up. It was some German guy in Walmart and coincidentally a video Andre watched a few months ago. That whole part was goofy 🤪
Love your videos. Take Care, and God Bless.
Tuition at the University of Florida is $6,200 per year.
For Florida community colleges, the average tuition is approximately $3,893 per year for in-state students
Never ask me how much I make. NEVER tell me to go eat, I'm only 4'11", so 97lbs is ok for me, I'm fine😂! But I don't really care if someone asks how much I weigh. I had a student loan, but I was responsible and paid it off as a responsible adult. I hate sports so call football whatever you want. If your service sucks, I'll leave a nickle. I'm very patriotic, and if anyone has a problem with that, then they can kick rocks. Here and hate it, pick a nation, and I'll buy them a 1 way ticket. Capitalism isn’t perfect but it gives me a great life!
Football and soccer both come from a Scottish/Irish game that was basically get the ball in the other guys goal by any means short of manslaughter. It was called football because it was played on their feet, not on horseback. The game split and the game played in the United States kept the name football, and the European/ British game was called soccer. Then after about a century, the British started calling it football for some reason, ironically around the exact same time American started calling it soccer, and it became more popular in the United States.
I can only speak for myself but I would fully expect others to make the case that their country is the greatest. It's like rooting for your favorite "football" team.
I found myself nodding to the things Andre said more than nodding along with the guy who made the original video lol.
I dont know what they mean the measuring system is unique to american. We got it from the british. Its the imperial system. They still drink their beer in pints, dont they?
Yes but we measure with cups, and gallons
@@erikahutchcraft1742 we measure blood in pints.
@@erikahutchcraft1742 cups and gallons are imperial just like pints.
Yes, America is the greatest country in the world. And thank you for saying you love America. Because America needs everybody as a friend and you sir are a friend
Many students get full ride scholarships and grants.
BBQ is short for Barbecue....burgers are amazing cus you can do so much with them but even the 'simple' kind are next level when done properly....'student loans' means you take a loan out from the bank to pay for your educational tuition....its true that the 'Aztec' Empire actually had a similar game to Football which you should look into....its also true that alot of people hate when Europeans compare 'American Football' with 'European Football' cus they're completely different sports despite the name....just so you're aware there's also 'Canadian Football' as well which is a little bit different to 'American Football'....tipping is always optional....we know & learn both Imperial & Metric systems & you can see it everywhere....btw the reason its called 'Imperial' is cus it was from the British Empire first & we just kept it for example the term 'foot' comes from measuring things by the king's foot size
Canadians? All I know about them, is that they supply the US with the best comedy and music? www.google.com/search?q=april+wine+take+me+home&sca_esv=7d7a298ed3e3445f&sca_upv=1&ei=TadJZojIKq_tptQP3-qliAY&ved=0ahUKEwjIouXolZmGAxWvtokEHV91CWEQ4dUDCBA&uact=5&oq=april+wine+take+me+home&gs_lp=Egxnd3Mtd2l6LXNlcnAiF2FwcmlsIHdpbmUgdGFrZSBtZSBob21lMgUQABiABDIIEAAYgAQYogRIrG5QkhVYwmtwA3gBkAEAmAGoAaABmBWqAQQwLjIzuAEDyAEA-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&sclient=gws-wiz-serp#fpstate=ive&vld=cid:d78f4dae,vid:XrEOyYWkdWc,st:0
Andre, you're so kind and thoughtful. You could say something we might consider "rude," but being from another country, most people will understand that you didn't mean any offense. Honestly, if you asked me how much my household makes vs mortgage, food, insurance, etc, I know you're asking because you really don't know. You're not asking to make yourself feel better about your situation vs someone else. You're just curious how taxes/money/voting/politics works here. Since traveling as an adult, I'm more interested in the "day to day" living of the places I visit, not just the superficial tourist stuff.
Income is a question to be asked on a potential romantic date, not for a casual conversation.
Many things here would just be rude and personal to ask anyway. Income, weight, that sort of thing…not really one’s business outside of very specific circumstances.
Mae's why would u ask on a date about a person's income?
There's another video about why Americans still use the imperial system. It has to do with how many things have been screwed up changing to metric, including military supplies.
Tipping usually refers to waiting tables. But not exclusively. Servers make a lot less then minimum wage. They depend on those tips to make up the difference.
But that policy simply makes me NEVER go out to eat - so instead of getting no tips from me, they get nothing at all.
Costs of colleges have skyrocketed since the government started backing student loans and offering tons of need-based aid without merit-based requirements. Colleges could start charging more and more and lenders could happily dole out the cash knowing the gov. would pay for it all. In high school many kids are pushed towards college, even if they show no academic aptitude. Students often borrow more than they need, and more they can afford. They postpone paying it back till they graduate, and by that time the debt has mounted up and they have to start paying interest. Many people just pay the minimum, which means with the interest rates it's going to take decades to pay off their loan. Alternatively, there are a lot of people who put the loan on forbearance for years at a time, so the interest keeps piling up but the principle isn't being paid. After a few years of forbearance and defaults (which results in penalties), they're shocked to see their debt has doubled.
The whole system is a mess, and making it worse is that half the country thinks that the loans should be forgiven for all students (even the irresponsible ones), the colleges and lenders should get off Scott free for scamming the system, and the taxpayers should foot the bill (even if they were among those who took no loans, or paid their loans off, or went to work instead of college).
Soccer was the original name for European football.
We held them to it.
As and American, the no discussing salary actually pisses me off. Other Americans don't seem to realize the reason this taboo exists is so employers don't have to pay their employees equally. My best friend has been working the same job for years and when a new employee arrived for that same position their starting pay was higher than my friends salary after years in that position. He wouldn't have ever had know he was being payed less than a new employee without talking about their salary. Employers have no issue neglecting to pay what you're worth
It’s different now but after 911 I remember my friends mom playing “I’m proud to be an American” while waving a flag in her living room. People were more like that not so long ago.
No companies in the US have policies preventing employees from discussing their compensation with other employees because they aren’t allowed under federal labor laws.
Bruh, as a 40 yo American the power to NOT be offended is truly American. Hope you understand that. Much love! Keep doing your thing!
And there are reasons that Imperial measurements are better for everyday use than metric, they developed more organically to fit situations that are or were commonly encountered. For example the f temperature scale maps 0-100 roughly along the range of temperatures you're likely to encounter, especially in Western countries. For most of the US and Europe temperatures below 0f or above 100f so it gives a relatively wide temperature range for describing the conditions encountered. Cups were likely originally measured with regular cups, an inch is about the width of your thumb, etc.
Interestingly, we call it Soccer because that's what the British were calling it at the time it was introduced to America. Association Football had been shortened to Asoccer and eventually to Soccer. Also, the various types of Football weren't originally called that because they involve kicking a ball but rather because they were played on foot unlike other sports line Polo that were played on horseback.
I think you can say anything you want, you just have to realize we care not..
Americans started moving to the metric system first in the early 1800s, but the effort was abandoned because the Brits stuck to the Imperial system which everyone therefore had to use for trade. One facet of the system that remained, our money system with 100 cents to the dollar. By the time the idea came back up, America had tens of thousands of miles of roads marked off with mile markers and all sorts of highway signs placed based on the imperial system's miles. We also made extensive use of acres and hectares. Moving all those signs would have cost billions, so we just stuck with what we knew.
For clarification, employers cannot mandate that employees NOT discuss their pay with each other. It's recommended by employment lawyers that we DO discuss it, to ensure everyone is being paid fairly. There are a lot of companies that would happily violate labor laws and would withhold pay or even just refuse to pay correctly.
Maybe that’s State by State rule because when I worked in the oilfield you could be firer for talking about your pay with fellow employees and customers. Seen 2 guys get fired over it in the time I was there.
College doesn't have to be expensive here. You can get a real good deal and often tuition free if you attend your state university - and many of our state universities are world class. This video is missing the mark on almost everything.
For the record my kids did decent in high school and did a bit of community service and we signed up for state-sponsored 529 plan (that is a tax free savings plan) when they were born that had very modest payments. They are both in Florida's state university system. Tuition and fees are fully covered between the 529 and the Florida Bright Futures program and I get a check from the state each term to apply towards their housing costs. They both got into fancy out of state schools and decided it made no sense to pay that much vs. basically free.
I wish more people knew this. I went to my state's university (UW) and it cost me 1800$ per quarter including books. I lived at home and took the bus to school. I never had any debt from my Bachelor of Science degree.
The football leagues and rules diverged in the early days. The Americans went their way and the Europeans went theirs. The Europeans were officially called Association Football and the nickname was soccer from an abbreviation of the Assoc'ers. Both branches originated around the same time and have no higher claim than the other.
I think when they say there's no "American" food they mean that it all came from somewhere else. Tacos from Mexico, Spaghetti from Italy, ect. but I don't entirely agree. Those examples may be so, but many of the foods have gone through additional evolutions here, which now makes them "American".
We have German originated food in Nebraska, called Runzas? Bread roll stuffed with cabbage and beef. My fav is the swiss cheese and mushroom version? To die for? lol.
Asking someone's weight really only offends people who are overweight. I'm 6'3, 250 lbs. Being big some ask me my Hight and weight, just out of curiosity, it doesn't bother me. Actually, none of these things bother me at all. Most confident people won't care about these things. Most of these can be put in perspective.
My son is 6’5”, I’m his mother and 5’. I’ve ever heard him asked his weight even by his Indian or Chinese co workers. Anyone who asks me mid weight had better have there December clothing on because the temperature between us will become sub-zero. Having children and being 77 does not equate to staying 115 lbs with places in all the right places!
I am not sure why someone might ask your weight at age 77. You're not going to be climbing a ladder that would be weight restricted, or playing a sport that might require a certain weight. Someone defiantly would not be curious of your weight. Well maybe a doctor.
FYI college in the US is insanely expensive - well beyond the means of all but the wealthy 1%. So student loans are nearly universal for undergrads. I graduated college in 1986 with about $12K debt. Our oldest graduated in 2013 from a public university with over $40K of loans, and that was with some pretty substantial scholarships.
There are a few universities who have been able to fund students whose families earn less than $100K annually.
Not true that the employees rely on it. It is the establishment where they work that relies on tipping. - There is a bare minimum that the service staff gets automatically, but that doesn't mean they don't get a comparable base line wage. If they don't make that up in tips then the establishment for which they work is required to make up the difference for them to get the base line wage. (That's part of why those in that field are required to report what they get in tips as taxable income.)
Basically we don't like intrusive personal questions. In other words mind your own business!
The food thing pisses me off because all food is borrowed from those who were trying to provide.
There was an effort to switch to the metric system in the US in the late 70s. It never took off.
Just ask open questions and be ready for long answers.
Bar-b-que is abbreviated BBQ. But we don't usually say the letters. It's just easier to write BBQ than to write bar-b-que.
#10 - If you typify us as a nation you get some things you can get in pretty much any state, with just our own spins on it. So "Americana" is typical barbecue fair (he used the cringe BBQ abbreviation you don't say out loud, when you read BBQ in text you say "barbecue.")
In Japan it’s not considered rude for people to ask about your salary. When I lived there I knew exactly how much my coworkers made.
the bosses dont want the other people to know because if they get a new guy and start him off at your salary some might feel some ways about it.
@@biggs7109 I understand, but I’ve never worked for a company that wasn’t Japanese so I’m just used to it. Even though I work remotely now none of my coworkers care, but it’s not something that comes up regularly. I always knew what my parents made growing up (and now) so maybe that’s why I don’t care as much.
In the U.S., it's very rude and inappropriate to ask someone how much they make! As an American, I will respond rudely if you ask me that!
@@MannyLoxx2010 … I’m from Colorado. I know 😂
@MannyLoxx2010 I'm from the US and everyone i know are completely open to what they make. It's a nice way to not be screwed over by your employer
I gave you a like, just for the awesomeness of your Slavic accent 🤘👿🤘
Yes, in the US you have to tip in restaurants where the waitress/waiter brings you the food. They are underpaid and need the tips to make a decent wage.
The imperial/metric thing is my pet peeve. There are other countries that use both system like we do, including England. In school Americans learn both systems and many, myself included, have no need to convert back and forth, we just use the system needed.
It is called football, because the distance from one tip to the other is approximately 1'. - That's the whole reason for it.
I know the corresponding measurements, but officially you will have to remove my dead carcass from my tape measures of LxWxH oz.'s, lbs., F and whatnots when I die. That's my line.
Bbq (not to be confused with grilling burgers) is the national dish.
It is a loan from the government but not free you have to pay it back plus interest
Some universities are more affordable than others. I earned three college degrees without taking out a loan or going into debt. College eventually paid for itself via graduate assistantship. Admittedly, costs may have risen since then.
1-Burger in a bun is so amazing because you can make them into just about anything you can think of. 2- Universities raised prices drastically when the federal government guaranteed student loans. (Lots are never paid) 3-Kansas City Chiefs have redefined any football in any country!
Oh, the patriotism thing. He's right. I'm very liberal. I am critical of many aspects of US culture and I'm deeply uncomfortable with overt displays of patriotism. But that's criticism coming from me, as an American citizen. I have a stake in how this country is managed. It affects my life. If someone from elsewhere starts criticizing US culture, I'm going to be annoyed--even if I agree with them.
Also, I have no problems using the metric system. I use it every day. But switching the whole country over--all the paperwork, all the textbooks, all the signs, every gauge in every mechanical thing everywhere--would be unbelievably expensive. It's not going to happen.
You could move.
@@francesostrowski2374 Or you could, since you're the one having trouble accepting the plurality of opinion that makes up the political fabric of the United States of America.
@@pinkonesie such pretty words. I’m proud to be American, as was my whole family including my dad and three brothers who all served in the military. If you don’t like it, leave because we WILL be in control again, and we will remember the ones who were against the U.S. If you think there is a better country then go because YOU and people like you are the ones ruining it.
I live in Texas where High School Football is prevalent. I work with kids in an area where a lot of immigrants live. They no nothing and don’t care about American Football. Soccer ⚽️ is everything to them. They call it football a lot to me. They hear it from their parents.
Mostly college is expensive here, because what you pay is in no way equal to what you receive. Low quality at a high price, The nation's employers are slowly beginning to realize this.
As Americans we've ALWAYS felt that "Tipping" should not be expected. If servers are not paid fairly in the first place, THAT is the problem, not customer tipping. Tips are like a bonus, between a customer and the servers, and is no one elses business. So if a business is allowed to pay less due to an expectation of tips, that's like feeling entitled to charity. It's wrong. To be clear, we are not opposed to tipping, but requiring tipping defeats the purpose of tipping.
As Americans many people feel sales tax not being included in prices is dishonest and unnecessarily complicated. The definition of a "price" is what it costs to purchase. Do you exclude packaging in a price? Advertising costs? Then why wouldn't shipping costs and yes, TAXES also be included in the price? The dishonest practice of listing a price that doesn't represent the actual cost has no advantage other than to present a lie. So if you don't understand why our prices are often not the true prices; neither do we. It's stupid.
As for America being the greatest? Yes, in aggregate it is, but we are constantly told it isn't, and we know we are not on a path to staying that way, but it is vital for the existence of the free world for America to remain great, and THAT is why the whole world pays attention to American politics, culture, and issues. When the U.S. falls, the rest of the free nations on the planet will follow soon after. If the U.S. falls, humanity will be set back in the same way it was when Alexandria burned.
"Make America Great Again" (MAGA) should not be a partisan slogan, but a plea from all who appreciate human freedoms.
I am American, and I don't tip in some places because it is not deserved. If I go through a drive-through, I will not pay. I may understand the metric system but I will not use it if I design or engineer something.
Reality is Soccer and Football diverged from an older less organized sport sometimes called "mob football" in Northern Europe, though there were various names for the previous sport. That sport had very few rules and often badly defined teams which led to people watching it to say that it was just a mob kicking a ball around with occasional fights breaking out rather than a game between teams.
The US developed lateral passes, tackling, and running with the ball because they took in Native American influences which included a similar Native American game that had some of the same basic rules as to scoring that the older European game had. The Europeans developed their football or as Americans call it soccer from a more defined version of the older sport developed on college campuses and elite schools in Europe, especially England, though not exclusively there which also led to soccer crossing to numerous former European colonies by the late 1800s.
There are many types of food in America, but very little could be called American food because it's niche to specific areas even if it has expanded beyond those. Thanksgiving dinner and hamburgers/hot dogs are pretty much American, everything else is regional with few exceptions.
During the 1970s, the USA started moving toward the metric system. Somehow, the effort was abandoned, and the only survivor of that effort is the two litre bottle of soda.
When soccer was invented, in England, it was called Soccer.
You've never done a reaction to the 30 NFL stadiums. Half of them are cookie cutter, but the other half are very unique and expensive, incl. the most expensive stadium in the world, the second most expensive stadium in the world.... (Try The Wide World of Stadiums or TFC Stadiums.)
In some things, we use metric systems. French fries, fotune cookies, spring rolls, penut butter, and pumpkin, to name a few, are American. Most of us are aware that soccer (this word was started by the British) is called football everywhere else. Most of us are reasonable and can tell someone isn't from America. Some Americans, however, are crazy. I will say get permission before touching in any way.
😉BBQ: short form of Barbecue. It is more common to use the abbreviation when it's written.
Speaking for myself...🤔Most-if not all-of these examples depend on the context or tone of voice being used.
Servers in the US make far under minimum wage,nand the restaurant figures potential tips as part of their “salary,” Tipping makes all the difference when it comes to paying rent. ✌🏼
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