I am a bit surprised that you seem so unaware of the fact that countries are different in their cultures and seem shocked by it. Of course they don't all celebrate American holidays. Of course they eat different foods. Of course they have different accents and languages. I emigrated from the UK some years ago to Canada, which in many ways is similar to America but I was hardly shocked at all because I had studied the Canadian way of life before I left the UK. It was more a case of being interested in those differences and assimilating as quickly as I could.
A US fl oz is also a bit bigger. It's unusual to use fluid ounces in the UK though. We do use pints & gallons, but they're a bit bigger than the US version because there are 20 fl oz in a pint here.
Actually, I see three different types of fire illustrated here: Your beach fire, which I guess I would liken to a campfire, for cooking marshmallows (or other stuff). A garden (sanitation) fire for burning diseased wood (I hate the smell when people burn green stuff on them). And finally a festive bonfire, such as to celebrate November 5th (do you do similar for July 4th?), for singeing your eyebrows off at about 500 paces. 😮 BTW what are "smores" please?
I had to bail out of this vid' because, on my macbook at least, the needless background piano was dominant over Andrea's chat, which I suspect was very interesting to me as a Brit.
like you and really tried to listen but I,only, lasted for 5 minutes 48 seconds, and that incessant tingly music in the foreground was driving me mad. I tried to focus on you and ignore it but it just would not stop so, sadly,I did with over 7 minutes t go. Sorry.
We in the UK had our own thanksgiving for many centuries. Back in my childhood (as I write this I am 76 y.o.) we celebrated Harvest Festival over the last week in September culminating in thanksgiving services in churches and chapels on the Sunday nearest the harvest moon where we would donate food and money for the needy. Following the thanksgiving service, and weather permitting, children of all Christian denominations congregated and marched under the banners of their respective churches and chapels, along the roads closed to vehicular traffic for the event, to village greens or local playing fields for games and competitions under the supervision of church and chapel elders. This happened for our Whitsun and Easter parades, too. After that we would go home to our Harvest Festival dinner which was almost identical to our traditional Christmas Dinner. As the UK has become more and more secular so those celebrations have become increasingly rare.
Bonfire Night overshadowed Halloween in England during most of my life... Thanksgiving is a bit close to Christmas and is just a US thing. Your music is too loud imo x
As an articulate woman it is a shame you rely on "like" so much. As Miriam Margoles said to Will I Am on Graham Norton "It's not like, it.. is"! Enjoyed watching and your sentiment... Really enjoyed your US vs UK shorts, very funny. Shame you aren't still here ...
I often hear Americans speak a little disparagingly of the relative difference in size of houses and roads . It makes me wonder if any of them have ever looked at the maps of each country and noticed the one is very large and one is small . If you have unlimited room you can afford to spread out just a bit !
Did you know that Halloween is a contraction of all hallows eve, precursor to all saints day and is English in the grammatical sense? You must first realise that the language you speak is not your own. You can use it and abuse it and you won't get locked up for these infractions. But when you suggest to your British audience that we inherited traditions which date back to far before the founding of your country from 'Murica is pure narcassism. A general knowledge of European history is essential if you want to pass comment. I visited your country a couple of times and loved the experience but I refrain from judging a place or its people because who am I to judge anyone? so I don't. Pick up some reading material that isn't part of a menu or a txt frm yur friend and a whole world of knowledge is yours. Best of luck, we all need a bit of that. Sorry if this comes across as condescending, that wasn't my intent.
Yep you celebrate 4th July but thats to remind yourselves that you have independence, we in Britain don't need to celebrate, we are just grateful to be disconnected from United States, because your biggest export to the rest of the world is your bullshit.
I don't think it's just portion size that caused your weight loss. We don't use high-fructose corn syrup in everything here. I've heard Americans and Canadians say that when they return home after living in Europe, they feel ill after a few days. It's the quality of your food thats the major issue, not the quantity.
Both !! Poor quality ( ingredients )& too much volume !! They even add stuff in foods ( frozen meals ,even dog foods & cat foods ) to gain weights so that we'll buy more & eat more !! But,foods taste much better here over all especially in L.A.where I live !! Lol. Although England has improved it tremendously in the last decades !! Also,it's because Brits & Europeans ,Africans,Asians walk everyday way a lot more than Americans. I am Japanese who's been living in the States for 36 years ! 💜🥁🐉🎤🎶💞
@@spark_6710 As I said, not just portion size. Food taste is subjective of course. American bread for example contains so much sugar that it's almost like cake to us Europeans and it's certainly arguable that cake tastes better than bread.
@@jamesrowe3606 Oh ,I know that Americans use too much sugar in everything !! Lol. Candies ,toffee 🍬, taffy taste so much better in U.K. ,cookies / biscuits, too !! 💜
I just returned home from England after a year. Portion sizes are huge in restaurants in England I see no difference and was not ill when returned home.
@@sharihays Interesting. I think American misconceptions about the quality and quantity of British food were formed during post-war austerity, when no doubt it wasn't great. Subsequent immigration to the UK brought foods from all over the world, so we eat pretty well now, as I'm sure you'll know from experience.
Ok so I'm also a California girl (I've lived in Orange County and San Francisco) and I might have the opportunity to move to England. I've dreamed about it forever but now that it might actually happen I'm absolutely freaking out. I'm worried about the weather mainly, but I feel like everything else would make up for it. Of course I'm worried about leaving my family as well but I don't think it would be forever. I also think if I don't do it I'll regret it. I'm just paralyzed with indecision right now. Should I do it? Is the weather really that bad? How do you handle the no sunshine? Ty 🙏🏻
I don't know how long you'd been in the UK when this was recorded, but as a Brit, I'd say you sound more English than American. Yes, there are still traces of a US accent there, but it's mainly English.
BS! Plenty of British people, especially kids, pepper their conversation with the word "like". It may be annoying to some but it is far from being a uniquely American failing. Too many British people seize on any idiosyncratic US English usage to denigrate Americans and to assert our supposed but completely unfounded British superiority. Frankly, it's pathetic and makes me feel ashamed for those idiotic fellow Britons who indulge in such unjustified hauteur towards our American cousins.
The US version is skin crawling for most Brits, we know you don’t want to be there, it’s work, we’ve come to eat with our friends, and don’t need an extra person(s) involved! That doesn’t mean be rude to the staff or customers we just cut the lengthy falseness out on both sides!
Why would we celebrate the fourth of July in Britain? Think about it! For that matter, why would we celebrate Thanksgiving either? Wake up Celeste. You're not in Kansas anymore.
I have to comment on your shock to how small things such as rooms roads etc.Look ar a map and compare the size of America to the UK might explain a few things for you.
