Yes, minding ones business and not assuming the sun shines out of one's backside so much that everyone would be desperate to know you for some reason, is very British.
Americans are totally like this 🤣 I remember two Americans looking lost in my town one days saying "Wow it's so big, I dunno where to go!" Except my town has a population of 15 000... And they were from New York 😅
This is stereotypically Midwestern. Case in point, my ex from Kansas commented on how when she moved to upstate NY (where I'm from) everyone seemed standoffish compared to people in Kansas being open to smiling and saying hi to strangers just crossing paths on the street.
Same with the North South divide in the UK, up in the North we are a little more open to making eye contact with strangers and say Heya hello you alright etc and also just cracking into conversation in public whereas in the South this is done much less.
@@stevenewton7787 As an Aussie in the US it's the same, I'm from QLD and a quick passing "G'day" or "Morning" is common as well as maybe a bit of quick banter in the right setting. Not so much in Sydney and Melbourne but nothing compares to the Midwest of America. My trip to Indianapolis for the 500 meant as soon as my accent was detected I'm getting invited to bloody stay over if ever I'm in Iowa etc by absolute strangers. Lovely people but a bit much though in a well intentioned way. Just different to the Brit/Aussie/Kiwi thing of being sus on people being overly polite.
@@goodshipkaraboudjan those weren't empty gestures. if you took them up on the offer they'd be preparing for guests! AND, they'd have a blast doing it haha
@Friea Prydwen your comment was it's disgusting. Using the English language that suggests you are saying that what you are seeing in this parody is disgusting rather than humorous thus saying that you are taking this as literal rather than irony
I'm an American and I can attest this is 100% accurate -- especially about older Americans from the MidWest USA. This impersonation would NOT apply to older Americans from Manhattan or older Americans from Boston.
As an Aussie in the states it's a perfect representative. I went to Indianapolis for the 500 and the people could not have been nicer, I got told if I could get the time off to go to Iowa, Detroit etc for the races but I got bloody sick and tired of telling my life story every 15 minutes. Such lovely people though, really good people. The older gen were great fun. I just learned not to swear as much.
When they said “do you know who we are” it reminded me of when I was in San Diego and we asked this guy for directions and he said “tell them Micheal sent you” after telling us where to go as if he was pure famous
Visited Port Angeles,Washington State, some years ago when in Canada. Met with nothing but kindness and courtesy from the many people we encountered that day. 🏴👍🇺🇸
When I worked in Stratford upon Avon, I had an American tourist ask me if I have ever met William Shakespeare...... 100% true!!!!!! She was a lovely lady though and I just politely told her I hadn't, but would love to meet him.
As an Aussie the amount of times I’ve been told gee you speak good English, after visiting there numerous times. Obviously a little less so now, but still happened on my last trip 10yrs ago. Geographic knowledge and History is fairly lacking in my experience. Hilarious sketch though.
What about the old story (joke obviously?!) about the American Tourist who went on a tour of Jesus College Cambridge and asked to see ‘the ACTUAL room’
This sketch makes the "Peek-a-boo" one funnier when you realise they say "isn't she pretty/what a guy" going through their photos. Just adjusted it to "isn't she probably pretty"
I've been to the UK, Europe, grew up in Australia and lived in America for 15 years, Americans were BY FAR the friendliest, niced, most polite people I met, as long as they weren't from the east or west coast.
@1978rharris Stop talking out your back end. America is the most diverse nation in the world. As for health care? Health care isn't exactly thriving in the UK mate.
This seems to be a recent trend; not referencing the show in either the title or the description. I'm not really sure what to ascribe it to, but it can be frustrating.
I think I would have to tell them that I have an upset stomach and am trying to hold in a massive fart. It may move them on or they would say "what a guy".
What makes this especially funny is that your average Brit dies with embarrassment when a stranger says hello. On the tube 'mustn't make eye contact, musnt make eye contact!!' 🤣
Typical...of them over the Top...I love America but I can't stand when you go to a shop or any where they ask you, how are you TODAY, it's like they knew how were yesterday...it's so bloody over the top..
@@khyrand At no point was it implied they were Midwestern, is it? Other than Harry’s accent. The Odawydaho is supposed to mimic Idaho, the extreme southwest corner of which still is not remotely as close to San Francisco as 120 miles.
Isn't she pretty isn't she pretty isn't she pretty isn't she pretty what a guy what a guy isn't she pretty isn't she pretty what a guy isn't she pretty what...a...guuuuuuuuuyyyyyy
one early morning in wyoming i was almost arrested by a ranger because of a -long story. when he found out my story was ok -i had famous friends- he said you know i am a doctor in winter not a ranger, he gave me his card, invited me to stay at his home to snowboard with free ski pass because he was working there. what a guy!
At first you think it’s making fun of Americans, but it’s actually making fun of the Brits for being anti-social and suspicious of genuinely nice people
No, the guy was quite friendly actually. I've seen Americans act like this towards a Scouser and suddenly recoil in horror at how chatty and Frank he was. I guess they thought all brits weren't as outgoing as them. They quickly made their excuses and hurried away.
Would disagree here its taking the piss out out both. The Americans for being loud, over the top friendliness on a bus and not understanding personal boundaries and the Brit for being very reversed with his answers
Ahhhh the good old days when it wasn’t unreasonable to think a gay man can’t have kids. The good old days when truth mattered. Now a days we seem to think if a knob goes up a mans bum out come babies 😂🤣
