I've heard that before, how American love our flag. I think, really, it's a sad commentary on how little other people love *their* flags. We're Americans, damn it! and we're American Proud of it! God bless America! God has blessed America, and we know it.
Stefannie Cundiff yeah me too. I wear mine not only for sun but to hide from people who stare at you. South Georgia people do that a lot. It’s so annoying. 😳😳😳🤣🤣
@@chipparmleyParmley: When I lived in Atlanta, I figured that the streets were laid out by a drunkard after a really bad spell of the delirium tremens. But at least he was an amiable drunk -- a drunk with a sense of humor. And he played off that sense of humor by naming EVERY road, street, avenue, lane, court, circle, or boulevard, "Peachtree." When I moved to DC, I found that the streets were laid out by a minion of Satan who was intent on snagging souls for Hell. Trying to get anywhere in DC requires the use of so much blasphemy, that it is a miracle that anyone there escapes eternal damnation.
The difference in cutting and eating is two different "schools" of etiquette. In Europe they teach the "Continental" style, where you cut a few bites, hold your knife, and use the fork for eating, then cut a few more bites and so on. The American style is called the "Criss-Cross" and comes from the schools that taught that you should only use your dominant hand to eat with, so, since you have to cut with the dominant hand, you have to transfer the fork to eat (politely). I never thought about it until we had a French group come to a large dinner, and someone brought that up. In watching, it was weird how ALL of us were eating that way, and the French group ate the other way. Great observation.
lol...well I've never had poutine , said aye or eat maple syrup except on pancakes but i love the irish accent especially on the u tube show "irish people try...." and of coarse mrs. browns boys
Our ship pulled into Singapore about 17 years ago and I asked a young lady where the train station was. She was Scottish, and when she told me I had asked her to repeat it a couple times because I didn't understand her accent. She got offended and walked off and her friend translated it for me.
In the Southeastern US where I’m from we tend to have a lot of subtlety and social cues too and often times we find people from other areas of the US too direct, brash, or personal. Even the ways we tend to insult people are indirect (“bless your heart” means “you’re an absolute idiot”). It’s not uncommon for a conversation between someone from say California or Connecticut and someone from the South to end with the Southerner feeling hurt or angry. I have had more that one conversation with coworkers where we’re wondering why someone is so mean and then someone says “Oh, they’re from New England” and we all go “ooOOooh” and nod. But I can imagine all our social cues and unspoken rules really confuse people from other places who move here.
A lot of this stuff was really spot on. I laughed at the last one (spicy foods). One of the things we’ve noticed in traveling to Ireland from Texas over the last couple of years is that many foods that we would expect to be spiced (even with salt) just aren’t. For example, fish & chips in the US will usually be pretty salty. I found myself adding a LOT of salt to most dishes I ate in Ireland. Don’t get me wrong - the food was DELICIOUS, but it just needed that little salty “nudge”. :) Great video, Diane!
my experience with chicago is merely trying to walk from union station to a local store to buy a pack of smokes for 15 damn dollars and during that one block walk i got raped by the wind as i turned a corner...... 20 below winds at 45 mph up the ass fuck that city
Speaking of things Americans watch to relate to the Irish, the show Derry Girls and your RU-vid channel have really turned my wife and I onto the slang and norms of Ireland (we are preparing to come to Ireland for a week or so). Not sure if it’s the best plan, but it is what we are working with so far 🤦♂️😂
These are the kinds of topics that got me hooked on Irish reaction channels to American things and culture and ultimately led me to my favorite you tuber ever! Thank you Diane for another great video! Happy Friday on ya!
When Monty Python were staying at the Gleneagles Hotel in Torquay, Terry Gilliam was cutting his food the American way. The hotel manager Donald Sinclair snapped at him "Excuse me! But we don't eat like that in England! " John Cleese took the piss out of Sinclair by creating Fawlty Towers.
And now you can't say the word, "England" because it's not PC. You will be controversial by wearing a tee-shirt that says. "It's OK to be English" or some such message but it's OK to wear something with Che Guevara on it. I wonder if it will get that way in Ireland because of the "New Irish". Song cue: "Hey! You've got to hide your love away ..."
Hi Diane! I really enjoyed your weird differences list. A lot of truth to your observations! Looking forward to your next video!! 😁👍And Chewie wagging his tail in the out takes! A whole new level of cuteness!!🐕💕💕💕
There's a lot of places in the southern U.S. where a snowstorm will shut everything down. Where my sister lives near Atlanta in Georgia she has told me stories about how a snowstorm will cause people to panic, stop their cars and just walk away and abandon them in the middle of the road, (especially on the freeways).
Wow, that's crazy! I'm from Minnesota and a little snow storm is not going to stop me. I bet I can earn a lot of money down there teaching them how to stay safe while traveling in a snow storm (I also have military driving training).
"You can have snow and sunshine in the same day." Sounds like Texas. Our weather expression here is, "If you don't like the weather, wait about 20 minutes. It'll change." another great list vid!
The weather changes constantly. The entirety of the south: Welcome to the south. It will snow and an hour later it's 70-80 degrees. Also, there's a tornado. WHAT?!?!? Lol =op
I used to blame Al Gore but now I blame Greta because she wants me to panic and I don't wanna! :-) PS. Diane is a better actress than Greta is, in spite of Greta's money and connections ...
"The Quiet Man" wow!! I have never heard you mention that oldie.! Yikes!! That is a dated movie. Great Video.!! I loved your choices on this list. Hi Chewy.!!!! Don't mean to be a bhastaird, but we haven't seen Editor Diane in a bit. Hope she is well. See what I did there, added some cursing. Have a great weekend.!!!! ;-)
Unfortunately, most Americans today haven’t seen it... definitely a classic though... and a prime example of Americans caring about their family heritage: it was John Ford’s passion project to celebrate what he considered his heritage (though born in the USA, his family ancestry was Irish)
Funny you mentioned spicy food. I was just in India for work and one of my fellow travelers was Irish. I thought most Indian food was pretty mild whereas he found it very spicy. 😁.
Awww, Chewie makes an ADORABLE couch pillow! Also when we get told that there MIGHT be snow...people freak out like its the end of the world. Though it's understandable with it being Alabama and us not getting snow often.
I really love your 10 Weird differences between. I've noticed been Ireland and America video. It's a great way to get to know more about the #Irish #people.
Happy Friday to you lovely Diane! Nothing brings a week to a close better than seeing your great vids. I love your insights and commentary. You bring up some very valid points when it comes to comparisons between Irish and American culture. Very well done and interesting. Great video and thanks for the upload. Always a pleasure, my lovely friend. Have a great weekend and be well. All the best to you always. 😊😎🌷🌹
In the midwest USA, the weather can change drastically in the same day. With snow cleanup a lot of it is what the county budgets for. I've seen some counties be completely unphased by a blizzard, with plows and salts ready to go, but other counties might run out of salt half way through the winter or might only have two snow plows for the whole county, and they'll get shutdown for a day or so. Then there's the South, where if it snows they are shut down for days.
I visited Ireland in July this year. The several things I noticed was that one in July it was still cool and not hot. I’m not sure it ever really gets hot in Ireland. Two, I was surprised by the number of young people smoking in Ireland. I saw it in the Dublin center and of course young Americans do too just doesn’t seem as many as that is phasing out. Finally, it was nice to see how friendly so many Irish are. Just seems like a friendly country.
Diane - I know you joke around with Irish curses but I am descended from the Welsh and Scot-Irish. As you probably know those folks have some really ancient curses that make the ancient Hibernian ones pale in comparison. Hmmm, Just thought you should know. You may even want to do a spot on this. Take care and keep up the great work on the fun videos!
My mother was born and raised in Kerry, my father in Wexford. They met in England where I was born, and we emigrated to Canada when I was 5. When I would say I was English, my Irish speaking mother used to say that if a cow is born in a stable, it doesn't make it a horse. Or maybe she said if a horse is born in a barn, it doesn't make it a cow. At any rate, if there was one thing I most definitely was not, it was English, despite being born there. Having been raised by very Irish parents, I can still say a few things in Irish, I've never felt entirely Canadian, and I've been here for a very long time. So, what am I?
This video is a winner!! Nice job and I'm happy to know that this Yankee isn't the only person who uses curses words for emphasis and as part of my culture.
On the weather thing, weather changes all the time here in the Rocky Mountain West. As an example, when I was in Jr High in Laramie, Wyoming, I walked 7 blocks to school. I left the house that morning wearing a blouse, skirt, and penny loafers. During the day it snowed. I walked home and stopped to talk to my cousin as he was going into his church for confirmation class. When I went to leave, I moved my foot and my shoe was still stuck in the snow! It didn’t bother me too much since we had just been stationed in Alaska, but that weather change that day taught me to be more aware! I am now an avid weather watcher with several apps on my phone that I consult every day! "Where are you from?" I think in the US, it is a badge of honor to know your ancestral heritage as we all want to belong to something, and it also informs us on what our family’s part was in the history of the country. As a person whose passion is history, it means a lot to me, especially finding out that we have roots here back to before the country began that I didn’t know about growing up. Also, I have always had a passion for Irish music, so I felt I had to be Irish somewhere. Nope, but I do have Scottish ancestry, so the Celtic passion comes from there, I guess! All I knew growing up was my mom’s side that is Scandinavian and a lot newer to the US. Irish vocabulary - I used to have more than I do now. I read a lot of Irish history growing up and collected folk songs. I got a lot of rough language out of reading Brendan Behan’s “Borstal Boy”! I have been reading Scottish stuff the last few years, and I find some of the words seeping into my language. So, it is about immersion. (I never was good at languages, so I am studying the history of English instead.)
Public transit in Dublin goes everywhere... eventually. Missing out on a tour time at Kilmainham Gaol because of a late bus wasn't the highlight of our trip. We did see Kilmainham, and we learned to give extra time when taking the bus.
We use our primary hand to hold the fork, you use your secondary hand. So if you are left handed, you use the left hand to hold the fork, if you are right handed, you use your right hand to hold the fork. That is because it is more efficient and you have more control over the fork. We also use the shovel method.
Chewie and Curses !!! My Friday is complete !!! BTW, I also use cutlery the way you demonstrated that you do it and I think it's generally just a manners issue. When you're around friends and family and you can just be yourself, we'll cut with our dominant hand and pick up with our other hand whereas if you're in a situation where manners are important to display, THEN we'll cut, put down the knife and switch eating hands, but who needs that extra step, am I right???
In my state of Minnesota unless you go to an ethnic restaurant that has spicy food, you will have to special order the meal that is spicy and make it clear with the staff how spicy you want it otherwise it isn't that spicy
Love seeing Chewy!! Just to clarify, the propensity to drive everywhere is somewhat regional. Americans living in large cities like NY and Chicago tend to walk or use public transportation. In the West and Midwest things are so spread out, you really need a car to get around. The same region-specific rule of thumb is true for spicy food. Northeastern food is typically not as spicy as food in Louisiana or the Southwestern region of the US.
Here in the Midwestern part of the US, the weather is pretty bi-polar here too during certain seasons. It can be well below freezing in the morning, and well above 80F in the afternoon.
The northern part of the U.S. does well with snow. I live in Boston and if when there's light or medium snow, everyone still goes to work and the highways and streets will be plowed to allow for driving. In heavy snow or a blizzard, most (but not all) businesses are closed, snow plows will plow repeatedly so everyone can get to work the next day. Furthermore, a lot of people in the north drive cars that are All-Wheel Drive or 4-Wheel drive that do well in snowy conditions (I drive a 4-Wheel Drive car and it does really well, even in a blizzard). Also, in Boston, all the trains (subways and commuter rails) and even buses are running, even during a blizzard, but maybe not as frequent since there are less people out. In the southern part of the U.S., they're not used to snow so everything shuts downs and it becomes quite a mess and there are a lot of traffic accidents due to cars and drivers not being good in snow.
The crac is brillant in Ireland. That is something you would never hear in Ameican. Yes. I was shocked the first time I heard the word from our Irish Friends. Of course they knew it would shock us and got a great laugh from our reaction. I have been to Ireland three times, toured all over the couintry and loved it.
In Seattle, it can be sunny and rainy on the same day on a regular basis, so a lot of people always take a light jacket with them every day, and leave an umbrella in the car permanently. Then it's there if you need it and you don't need to worry about it if you don't.
Transferring the fork to the other hand after cutting your food is just odd. No need to waste time doing that..just eat your dinner. I'm liking the wavy hair, by the way! "You need more Irish people in your pop culture." No, we just need more Diane Jennings in our culture.
I cut up all my food before I eat it, so I don't have this issue. It feels wrong to me to use any utensil in my left hand. I think we are trained to use our dominant hand for everything.
You're right about the fork and knife thing, and I've always thought it was weird WHILE I as doing it. But it's because I only have one right hand and it's just so much better at everything, including both knifing and forking. 🤷♂️
Food in america has gotten spicier in the last couple decades, particularly in the north, the south has always been more influenced by cajun and spanish dishes. But the north is starting to get won over to flavor too now, especially since buffalo wings and spicy barbecue has become more commonplace.
With the weather thing, you basically described Missouri and the rest of the American midwest. We can go from 80° F to 30° F or sunshine with no clouds to pouring rain all in 5 minutes.
I remember my mom teaching me about that fork hand switching thing, and thought is was really dumb and have never done it. Americans know some British phrases due to TV shows, but not so much Irish ones.There are plenty of places in America that can't deal with a little bit of snow. In some cities people walk, but in others they drive. I ordered a burrito extra spicy, and found it pretty mild. Loved watching Chewey.
The southeastern part of the states is somewhat similar to the way you describe Ireland, especially during spring and fall. During those times, there is a saying, don;t like the weather here, wait 10 minutes. Also, we get a single snowflake falling, schools get closed for the day.
Regarding food spiciness, I've always heard that we tone it down in the USA. For example, you go to an Indian or Mexican restaurant, and they'll ask if you want American level of spicy or their level of spicy.
@Reed Well, it's not from just what I've heard. I've had genuine Indian food vs the restaurant version, and the spiciness is at a whole different order of magnitude. You do have a point though, we do have a lot of spicy foods that are unique to the USA.
@@A_Man_Named_Mark I'm originally from Michigan, and my brain says "It's Autumn! It's supposed to be cooler!" but yep, reality of Tallahassee is here we are, sweating our b*lls off. ~sad chuckle~ Safe journey to you, but enjoy Ireland just a wee bit more for me too!
An Irishman using curse words? Lol. I worked for a BPO and when we launched a new contract at our center, several of your countrymen came over to help with it. They had been working with our client for sometime. They had no issues of using the F word every 3rd or 4th word while working. It did not bother me any, but it did surprise the majority of us in the center.
I live in Phoenix Arizona and it’s 115 in the summer, so yeah, we have air conditioning and drive, otherwise you melt. It rains here and the city goes nuts. Snow and we shut down because, well it almost never does.
I live San Antonio, Texas and it snows here VERY VERY VERY VERY rarely, but when it does the WHOLE city shuts down, we bundled up like we're in Siberia, go out and play in the snow for about half a second, more if your a child and free from school because it snowed..but the adults go in and make hot cocoa, and stew..in our slow cookers lol
We also call air conditioning just AC. Air Con seems just short of calling it by it's full name. Or we also call the industry HVACR which stands for Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning and Refrigeration. I was in the business for many years, just thought you might want to know...
Chewie looked so cute sleeping on the back of the sofa! Most of your lists like this make me feel like I'm more Irish than American. 😂 Granted some of my ancestors were Dutch Irish, mostly German though. A lot of times Americans use cuss words an insult......
Honestly, I'd love to hear more Irishisms, even if I'm left going 'Eh?' I love how creative slang is and it's fun to hear it from other cultures. Especially the ones that really love to use it. In Montana, the state I'm originally from, bars were a major source of socializing as well. Sure, you could get a drink there, but a lot of people would go even with family or friends just to have a place to grab food and talk. Many of the ones styled around the old Saloons or Dance Halls would also have live country bands with dance floor, especially in the smaller towns. My mom and step dad hooked up in a bar in Montana, and that's not weird at all there. I live in Portland, Oregon now, have for more than ten years, and I have never owned a car in the time I've been here. 98% of the time I walk, bike or bus anywhere I'm going, and now we even have electric scooters. In Montana you kind of needed to own a car if you wanted to go anywhere out of our town, especially if you lived out of town and had your own property. But yeah... more Americans could probably stand to walk. Our higher levels of spicy food are likely to the number of cultures we have here that brought their spicy foods. Immigrants from Mexico, India and Korea would play a big roll there.
2:16 - I live in Mississippi and we have different Southern dialects, such as "Country" & "Southern Ebonics" (I don't know the actual names of the dialects). Anyway, it's the funniest thing to hear my co-workers slip in & out of standard American and into our natural dialects.
Live near Washington, D. C. I have little trouble understanding Scottish accents (the idioms are a bit tricky), but have a lot of trouble with an Irish accent. I had to repeat everything said by a Scottish Customer Engineer on a speaker phone to a room full of Indian co-workers once, including my boss. When the CE paused, everyone looked at me to repeat what he just said. He was just speaking normal tech talk, but they had no clue. It was hilarious!
American here. I use to do the hand cutlery switch, but eventually decided "Wait, why? This seems dumb.". So I do it the "Irish way" now. As for the spicy food, yeah we can get a bit ridiculous at times. I think cause we're such a melting pot place that we have experienced and accept the food heat from cultures where that's standard... Or maybe we're a bit crazy with our food. 😆 This was interesting to watch. And it's nice to see one of these cultural comparison video that isn't insulting towards either. Awesome video and awesome host.
The swearing thing in America is a regional thing. New York City and the North East (Boston, Philadelphia, Jersey, DC) tend to be more open to swearing (Large Irish ancestry here, imagine that). Whereas the South, Midwest or more Western States like Utah (Mormons) you'd probably want to be more reserved with swearing. Plus it's a city vs. rural thing. Cities are general more vulgar than country people. That's not to say farmers are saints when talking. Anyway, great video. Next visit to America, you really should see the heartland Midwest region. Stay shiny 😀
