Brit Reacts to HOW I SEE THE USA AS A EUROPEAN (after 6 months) 

Yellowstone has over 2,000,000 acres. If she only saw a parking lot that’s because she never got out of the parking lot.

I'm kind of blown away by how little she learned in 6 months in the few states she visited.

She mentioned “Whole Foods” which is one of th e most expensive options for quality food, but nearly every grocery has an organic section and offers organic options alongside other produce for more than the normal-organic, but much less than “Whole Foods”

Europeans severely underestimate how big it is.

She didn't drive "all across" America. She drove around the West. Driving in the east, south and northeast is way different from driving out west.

I think the reason she thinks cost are higher for food is her vegan diet, also shopping at Whole Foods markets are very expensive for organic grown vegetables .

It's a new trend in America to put tip requests on the credit card machine for businesses where you wouldn't normally tip. Don't fall for it. Anything where you're getting your food or drink to go or not getting table service, you don't tip. Starbucks, Subway sandwiches, etc, you'll be asked for a tip but it's not expected. Don't feel bad not giving a tip if you don't receive table service.

Lots of restaurants only have one machine to scan credit cards, so the employee has to go there to scan the card and then bring it back to you to sign and add what you want to apply as a tip.

No shirt no shoes is a legal thing. It's old health code. Put on some shoes hippy.

The no shoes, no shirt, no pants policy is mainly to protect the the customer from cuts and broken broken objects as well as public decency

Sorry, I'm just answering questions as they come. But, Yellowstone is absolutely breath taking. You have to go when it isn't peak season and get out of your car and go see things off of the main roads. Also, it's actually against health codes to not wear shoes in most public places and many don't allow animals, other than service animals, because of health codes.

When you’re telling someone what day it is you would say it’s “April 17th, 2024” which would make sense to write it 4/17/2024

What a lot of people from Europe forget is each state has its own laws and taxes.

I assure you that she was in the presence of many, many, many more guns than she was aware of. I live in an open carry state, but I have my concealed weapons permit, so you’d never know I had one on me, and I ALWAYS DO.

Only tip when your waited on . Not when buying a coffee. Or a fast food meal through a drive through.

In the US, garbage usually includes food scraps etc., where trash is just paper, plastic etc. The barefoot thing is a health department requirement.

The reason for the "month, day, year" order in the USA comes from a wall calendar. When finding a date you flip first to the month, then the day, and it is perfectly logical to me.

She sounded like some kind of “cave woman” when she complained about not being able to go inside places barefoot with her dog.😂👍

Americans used to talk about politics more openly amongst each other. However, things are so polarized now that we have learned to table that discussion because differences are so vast.

Real quick… she said that she drove “across the country.” Unfortunately she did NOT. She only saw 1/3 of the country, and if we count in the other areas in the Caribbean and pacific, she only saw 1/4 of the country. Please keep this in mind if you are going to follow the people online. Always ask the locals and make friends locally before traveling!

The U.S. is about 38 times larger than the U.K. She spent 6 months exploring America. That would be like spending 5 days exploring the U.K., and how much of the U.K. can you really see in 5 days? Her 6 months only gave her a slight taste, and a lot of what she thinks represents all of America doesn't really. You could spend 10 years exploring the U.S. and only just start to really get to know it!

I can't remember the last time I had political conversation with someone in person who I didn't know. We don't all just go around talking politics.

No way this girl just said counting 4 cars at a 4way stop is a mental workout

nevada driver here. if she was driving 60mph anywhere on our highways or freeways, she’s the dangerous one. 65mph-75mph minimum, and people tend to drive 10-15 over the speed limit, so, yeah…she’s gonna get the middle finger from most everyone

She did NOT drive all across the US. She drove through the western US. It'd be like if I spent 5 days driving from Liverpool to Middlesbrough then to Hull looking at scenery and talking to people then came home and said I saw ALL of the UK.

The funny thing about the three places she named as her favorite places in America are literally the most empty places in the entire country

You can turn at red lights, unless a sign says you can't, and you have to look to see if it's clear.

4:17 you will almost always see the option to tip. It doesn't mean you're expected to!! Especially when you are at a coffee shop. Also especially with the newest electronic console that she is showing. If you go somewhere to eat, where you sit throughout the meal, and an employee brings you your food and anything you may ask for that is possible, ALWAYS TIP in this situation because they are getting paid less than minimum wage. They rely on you, patron!! But if its a place where you go to the counter and recieve your food or beverage there, dont tip. Unless the service meant a lot to you. I went to a Subway sandwich shop. And 1 worker asked me if i wanted my usual. He remembered how i liked my sandwich made and executed it! So i tipped HIM. Not because of the place i was in, not because there was an exchange! But because he made a special effort for me. So tip waiting staff, cabs, people that carry your bags such as at a hotel, people that load your vehicle with your purchase, and those who cut your hair very well. No body else needs a tip. I think. I may have missed one or two. Definitely do Not tip a cop.

I feel like she barely scratched the surface of the US. I still find places and I was born there.

Hasn’t she ever hear about “The Ugly American” and applied it to herself as “The Ugly European”? I had it hammered into my head that different cultures had different social expectations; and I was to adapt to them. Viva la’ difference!

I've been a nomad living in a Motorhome for 5 years I'm still discovering amazing places every year . No end in sight.

She's basing her opinions on the west coast mostly. We have plenty of cities that have sidewalks, bike lanes,, buses, cabs, lift drivers, and subways to get you around. Not everyone owns a car... plenty of people walk or bike where they want to go. Such as my town I can walk to the local convenience store, Mcdonald's, Popeyes, Bakery, Hair and nail salon, local library, and an array of small shops, and even to my Dentist's office. The Walmart is a bit farther so I have much of my groceries delivered. I live literally a 10-minute drive to Baltimore which is a pretty big city...there are sidewalks everywhere, bus stops, and yes people do drive as well. We don't all own pickup trucks but many people buy them to haul around larger items instead of paying for a delivery service. But it's not their only vehicle. And we still have plenty of manual transmission cars and trucks... in fact, most of our Sports cars use manual over automatic for better performance. I was taught to drive on a manual transmission. Many states still require that you learn before you can get a driver's permit. As restaurants and paying the bill... many places where you can pay with a credit card right at your table without having contact with the waiter to pay or they will bring the card machine to you. Some places still do it the old-fashioned way and take your card to the cashier for payment. As for store purchases we don't have VAT taxes included in our prices, we have state and local taxes on items we buy so you do pay more at the register. nobody in America gets around taxes... hahaha Judging by her video clips she spent more time traveling around and seeing our State Parks and sites... she was in areas where many small towns don't have sidewalks on main roads or streets but they will have them in residential areas. As for traveling outside of the country... many many people do and they do it frequently. I did for many years until my health declined. But I traveled to Europe on many occasions, many Caribbean islands, traveled to Spain, Portugal, Chile, Mexico, Guatemala, Taihiti, China, Japan, Canada, and of course England...and more. I am well-traveled as are my in-laws, I have a sister in law that travels numerous times a year. For me, it's the states I haven't traveled to that much so I want to buy an RV and travel all over and see as much as I can before I die.

My wife and I went for a walk early this morning (6 am) on a path by our local river. We came across joggers, other walkers, people walking their dogs. Each and every one of them smiled and wished us a "good morning". I did not think it was anything unusual. I know if my wife and I had any problem (we are in our 70s) some one would have stopped to help us. Life in middle America is great.

She did not drive across America. She explored a small portion of the west coast out of 50 states and then based the entirety of the USA on that.

I’ve been binge watching your channel all weekend! Love it!

The areas without sidewalks, in America, are usually buiness zones. Businesses expect you to drive into the lot and park while you shop. Most places dont charge for parking. However, in suburbs, and places zoned for residential areas tend to have sidewalks. In larger cities they have sidewalks on every street.

If I lived in a tiny place like the UK, I'd definitely get a passport. In the U.S. Its so huge and diverse you can leave your "world" and find many different "worlds" all in the U.S.

She's making a lot of generalizations based on what she THOUGHT was a large portion of the US. She's also a person who thought it was odd that she couldn't walk barefoot into a diner. You don't have to tip and when you do 15% is enough. The service is better anyway. Exaggerated the driving, she's just used to a different, not necessarily better or correct way of driving.

Tips for tipping: if you’re getting sit down service of good quality- 20%, excellent 25% Buying food at a counter- if someone has made your food in a kitchen- 15-20. For just a coffee (barista) $1. For buying prepared food , no tip

So the "month/day/year" is the US civilian way of doing dates. In the military we do "day/month/year" as well as 24 hour clocks, whereas our civilian population uses 12 hour clocks.

Driving from Houston to LA, about half the trip is getting out of Texas.

The no shirt no shoes issue is equal parts health code and safety issue. The US is a very litigious country. Having worked in many restaurants in the US, the amount of broken glass on the floors at any given time would terrify you. You can never find it all to clean it all up. And someone being allowed to come in barefoot and they cut their foot on a shard of glass will sue the crap out of the restaurant... after bleeding everywhere.

She didn't travel all over the U.S., she drove up and down the west coast.

4 way/All Way Stop - First person there goes first. If there is a tie, the person on the right goes first. Garbage Vs. Trash - trash tends to refer to mixed material refuse, garbage tends to include wet material like food refuse. No shirt, no shoes = no service - most US jurisdictions have health regulations that do not allow shirtless or shoeless attire around food service.

Wait…what?! It appears she came to the US with a lot of erroneous preconceptions. Yellowstone is not all parking lots, yes there are large parking lots because so many people visit! She must not have moved any distance away from her vehicle, it’s beautiful there! That would be true of most of our national parks and monuments. I am very fortunate that I have visited 49 of the 50 states, Hawaii is the only one I haven’t visited. What a beautiful and diverse country we live in! Living in Washington and having lived in other states, I think Washington drivers are mostly polite, in my town we have some signs reminding people to “Drive Friendly”. Yes there are many pick up trucks in the US , but I would say SUV (sport utility vehicles) are more prevalent. If you’re going to visit and drive in the US, it’s a good idea to know the bigger rules if the road, right turns on red when traffic is clear, slower drivers should stay in the right lanes on multiple lanes highway. Sidewalks? Most cities, towns and suburbs have them, when you get out in rural areas probably less so. Here in Washington pedestrians have the right of way, so if they enter the crosswalk as you’re approaching in your vehicle, you are required to stop and wait for them to cross. There are open carry states where you’re more likely to see people with guns. It appears to me, and from the states that she visited, she was visiting through mostly rural areas, so you’re more likely to see both pick up trucks and guns. “Trash food”, she probably was referring to fast food or junk food. When traveling there are plenty of small restaurants that serve really outstanding food. Being vegan she’s not experiencing the wide variety of foods grown in the US, and if she limited her shopping to Whole Foods, that’s a really upscale organic grocery store and expensive. I’ve heard that restaurants in the UK are more expensive than they are here, and if you don’t tip, you’re leaving your server wondering if they didn’t provide good service or there was something wrong with the food and you didn’t tell them so they could get you something else. Also, as she said, they are usually paid minimum wage because the restaurant owners presume customers will be tipping. No shirt, no shoes, no service has been around for a long time, for health reasons and also so a customer doesn’t step on something that may have fell on the floor and injured their foot before the restaurant had time to clean it up. Restaurants allow service dogs, but not generally other dogs, again for health reasons and because other diners may be uncomfortable around them. I hope on her next trip she visits other areas of the country such as the Midwest, New England, the east coast and the southern states…and not stick to just very rural areas. Her favorites, Montana, Wyoming and Nevada are not only rural, they have very low population levels and the population is spread out. Lastly many people don’t leave the US because of the cost, transatlantic and transpacific flights are very expensive, it’s not like you can take Amtrak or drive. And we have such a diversity of climates, two oceans which are very different from each other, states where it’s hot/tropical and states where you can enjoy snow sports, such as world class skiing. And yes, I have traveled out of the country.

I'm like drunk and half asleep right now so my memory might be a bit off but I believe at a 4 way stop sign intersection it is "first come first serve" but if multiple vehicles arrive at the same time you let the vehicle to your right go first.

For Yellowstone, go in early October and it isn't busy at all. Stay in West Yellowstone. I grew up in Washington, and I have lived in San Francisco, Phoenix, Canada, and Utah. Washington state is my favorite state- the rivers, mountains, forests, and lakes are spectacular, also, the North Cascades, Olympic National Park, the Puget Sound= INCREDIBLE! Montana, Utah, Oregon, and California are all amazing. Come ski in Utah! The East Coast is great, but the West is the Best!! Love your videos!

In America, you can pretty much find every climate and landscape as well as of ethnicities.

3 hour dive is like going for groceries in Texas.

You have to remember that (1) she's vegan and (2) she doesn't like crowds -- hence why she skipped Vegas and didn't enjoy Yellowstone.

Most Americans dont talk about politics to each other in general. Its mainly social media. Most of us hate the subject and just want a break. Also, the American accent is original British accent

Tipping etiquette is you must tip for delivery, sit down service and manual service such as driving to carrying.

32° is freezing 212° is The temp at which water boils. Fahrenheit are smaller units so temperatures are much more precise in Fahrenheit than in Celsius

I love how she’s suspicious of EVERYTHING. Stay in Europe where you don’t tip, the prices are triple, the portions are minuscule and the service sucks, but you don’t have to tip. The month first is best. When being told a date for something you get an idea of the place in the year. Rather than thinking of the first day of every month. If you’re confused it’s not because of us

Go to Yellowstone in the winter and do a snowmobile tour! The park is empty except for snowmobiles and snow busses. ALSO... go from Cody, Wyoming. There's much less traffic from that side.

Right of way at a 4way stop starts at the far right and goes clockwise. If there are already cars at the stop when you arrive, it continues going clockwise until it gets to you.

In the US the whole issue with not wearing shoes in those places are because it goes against most health codes and it's also an insurance liability for the store if you step on something or have some thing drop on your foot

Two things you don't talk about with strangers, Religion and politics.

FYI, food sold in the grocery store that isn’t ordered by you or cooked specifically for you isn’t taxed. No sales tax on food in the grocery store, or even prepackaged snacks in the minimart.

Just driving down the road in CA north to south along the coast is gorgeous. By the ocean, forests, mountains. Right on the edge of the continent.

"I'm not bothering anyone by being barefoot." That depends on how bad your dogs smell. Why would you want to walk barefoot in a store anyway? The amount of people that walk in dog crap, blood, and any number of of things without realizing it, and then go tromping through the store and she wants to walk through it with some bare feet. We all make choices. That doesn't mean they're the best choices.

We have over 900 miles of back country trails(10,000 kilometers) in yellowstone. She basically did the big tourist attractions, like Old Faithful, which you have to expect to be busy and developed in order to accommodate millions and millions of people. Also, there are thousands of miles of hiking trails just outside of the park as well. I feel like a lot of these videos are done by people who have the dunning-kreuger effect. They think they are experts but clearly they are ignorant.

Plenty of sidewalks in American towns and cities It's in places where foot traffic isn't common or expected that you don't see them Sales tax, depends on the state General groceries aren't taxed, but in some states "luxury foods", like candy and alcohol, are taxed. States that do have a sales tax are generally below 8% They show you their price, then add the government imposed expense In the UK and EU, you've got the 25% VAT built into the sticker So the EU "sales tax" is higher, but generally out of sight, out of mind

We don’t drive across the country unless we’re moving there. If we’re going to go visit somebody far away, we fly. Our friend/family will either pick us up or we will rent a car. So her explanation is kind of strange. We will drive in a three hour radius and that’s usually how we live. If we’re going farther than that, we might do a drive for vacation up to 6 hrs. or we will fly. There are always exceptions and it depends on how much a person likes to drive or if they need to save money. It’s cheaper to drive 4 people than it is to fly 4 people and then rent a car.

16:07 Rubbish is British and isn’t really used in the US. Both “trash” and “garbage” are used in the US, but I’d say “trash” is much more common at least in the region I’m in.

Numerically, America does the dates from smallest to largest. Months only go to 12, days ranges from 28-31, and year just keeps going. So that is from smallest to largest

That massive hemi in the Ram begs to fly. Put mine in 4WD once gunned it and dug 4 potholes in the highway by accident. 😂

If it's not a sit down restaurant, not tipping is no big deal.

if you're going 60 on a Montana highway and don't let people pass you deserve jail time

If a 4 way stop really blows her mind THAT much - kinda feel sorry for her.

I love all of your videos bro. I live in Florida but have traveled to South America, Europe, Africa, and Asia. I love seeing other parts of the world but she was right in pointed out how diverse the United States is, both culturally and geographically. I don't think she was being overly critical, just pointing out differences. Everyone I know has a Passport so I am not sure where that assertion came from. We tend to get criticized by Europeans for not being "well traveled" but in reality it really is like having 50 different countries plus a few territorios at our disposal. Keep the great vids coming and have a great day.

Montana Yes, Wyoming is mostly desolate as well as Nevada. Yes, Yellowstone is nice but that’s just a very little portion of Wyoming. Northern California, out of the cities, Oregon, Washington and Idaho (great). There’s so many beautiful places, it’s unreal !

Weirdly, my friends from the UK say that Fahrenheit makes the most sense out of all the measurements we use here, mostly because it accurately describes how hot it feels to a human. If it's really hot out, it's gonna feel like a 100. If it's really cold, it's gonna be closer to zero, like in the 30s. Saying it's 35 degrees out doesn't really sound hot, even when compared to 0 being freezing.

Her impressions are based on 2 very narrow north thru south slivers of the Continental U.S. I've traveled through all but North and South Dakota and Hawaii. Everything is so so so much more diverse scenically and culturally than anything she experienced.

I am glad she spent so much time in places most Europeans never see. I've seen so many videos about trips to New York, LA, maybe Miami or Vegas. But there's a whole different vibe and culture in rural areas and the scenery is amazing. You haven't seen America unless you've seen these places too.

US here: agree on totally vehicle- centric, except in some areas like NYC, DC, which have some infrastructure for public transportation. Our credit cards, if the restaurant doesn’t have a table you bring to the table to pay, we give them our cards. Yes, we have sidewalks, but it depends on the area. Just like any other country, we have our own date formats.

Yellowstone is definitely among the 50 most amazing places in the world. There is a reason it was literally the first national park on earth. However, it does get over crowded from mid June thru early August. Most of the park is closed October thru April because it's under a deep blanket of snow. But if you can visit Yellowstone in late May or early June or between mid August and when it closes, it is glorious. Don't mind the bison, elk, grizzly bears, coyotes, and wolves who are also enjoying the park when it is snow free and before the human hordes appear and they retreat into the deep backwoods of the park

3:15 Yes, we do have sidewalks in lots of the US. But there are some portions of towns or suburbs that do not. It’s just not expected that there will be walking traffic in those locations. Or so little that the few that are walking just walk on the curb or in the grass.

Manual transmissions are how we keep 20 somethings from driving

I moved out west, and my parents talked about driving to visit for their granddaughter's birthday. I said, "It's a three day drive." They would have done it twenty years ago, but they're looking at plane tickets! 😆

We DO go "smallest to biggest". Month can only ever be 1 to 12, whereas day can range from 28 to 31. Then year (obviously) will always be 0-100. 1 to 12 - 1 to 28/31 - 01 to 100 Smallest - to - biggest We just think of it in a different context.

She sounds like a judge mental gal. Just because something is different from what you are used too, doesn’t mean it’s wrong or bad. The shoes in private businesses is for their liabilities if that person cut their foot on something or something fell on them they can sue the business

I went to Europe last Christmas. I flew from San Antonio, Texas to Sicily. The first leg of my trip was Texas to Illinois. That leg took almost 3 hours. While flying the Atlantic leg we flew over England. It took FIVE MINUTES.

My husband and I drove that exact route when we went to Yellowstone Park. There are so many things to see if you you just pull over and get out of your car.

As far as Yellowstone, the overwhelming majority of people who visit Yellowstone ONLY hit the very easily accessible and roadside spots which creates the "parking lot" experience. As someone pointed out, Yellowstone is a very large park, if she didn't see anything interesting it is because she stayed in or near the car.

My question to this woman is: what did you expect to find here, Europe? Whenever I hear "you Americans" I immediately go to James Gardner's speech in the movie "The Americanization of Emily." Specifically "Don't blame our Coke Bottles. He explains everything beautifully, it includes every single point she spoke about. It puts a smile on my face.

There are many many sidewalks. Theyre just located in pedestrian centric areas and not in the small towns located close to highways

To cross the state of Texas it is about 16 hours from El Paso to Shreveport. From the Red River, North of Dallas to Brownsville takes another 15 hours.

The barefoot thing is for safety number one. Broken glass, spilled hot drinks, those open up businesses to lawsuits. You can enter the green card lottery, or be sponsored by a business or another U.S. citizen for permanent residence in the U.S. After 5 years of residing in the U.S. you can apply for citizenship.

I’m new to your channel and I love it! I’m American, and I appreciate the respect you show America/Americans. If you have something negative to say, you word it in a polite way. This girl, not so much. Thank you. I’ll host you if you ever come over ❤

I'm an American I lived in Germany for 6 years traveled all over Europe absolutely love it

We usually don't use the year so we just say "October 1st" etc. It's also based on the wall calendar, which we use a lot.

I live in Montana and you don’t need a permit to carry concealed except for some places so she was probably around a lot of guns but didn’t know it.

Technically she didn't drive across the country. She drove from Texas to Alaska. I drove from SC to California, California to Washington back to South Carolina. We wanted our twins to see all of America. We made sure to go back a different way. Then the next year we did the entire east coast up to Maine to the Keys Fla back home to SC.

She probably hasn't been to a big city in the US. Most big cities have amazing public transportation. Also, there are trains that you can take cross country, and thanks to uber, you can get driven almost anywhere now. 😅

I’ve been a truck driver in the United States over the road for 35 years. I totally disagree with her Montana and that is beautiful but it’s the same scenery. I’d say Oregon, Colorado northern Wisconsin is some of the most beautiful places on earth.

This is hysterical. She obviously spent most of her time in the western states where things are further apart. First off, we have sidewalks everywhere. I’ve personally never seen an “all-stop”…I could go on and on…but let’s just say her experiences were more unique than on average, I would say.

We say trash and garbage both, often depending on the area to be honest. I'm SHOCKED that woman's perception of food here before visiting was that it was 'trash' tbh. I mean, we do have a reputation for having some unhealthy food, sure, but trash? Lordy! I hope someone took her to a barbecue. Edit: Wow she just said "It wasn't all bad" in a surprised voice. I am triggered lmao

I'm from Vegas, best time is hitting the road to central Nevada. Small ghost towns and scenery

Tips: if you are ordering & picking up, no tip. If they are providing customer service, you tip. Side walks are in cities, or towns where people would walk. Not in the country. 4 way stop: first at stop goes first. Otherwise the car on the right goes first just like in Europe. She traveled along west part of US and not the middle part or eastern part of US. Not the best places in the US. Her comments are based on her likes & dislikes. She is a country girl.