Brit Reacts to Scottish Guy Debunks AMERICAN Stereotypes 

I wish that were true.

Right? It's more common than ppl think. My dad taught us how to handle multiple different kinds of guns properly as we grew up, to avoid accidents. But unfortunately many don't use the safety as they should, which is what causes incidents and deaths.

Well, a lot of gun deaths are gang related. Guns are used in America for self defense anywhere from 500,000 to 3 million times a year according to the government’s own statistics that were posted on the CDC’s website until the Biden administration asked them to take it down because it didn’t help his anti-2A agenda.

Except no one does it

Gun safety needs to be taught in every school system, every year. America has too many stupid cowboy types. And one shouldn't be able to own a gun before age 21.

It is if the secretary is hot😬

I’m joking. Ugh damn

Unless their start time is 1 pm

Everyone works the day shift? What happens if an emergency of some sort happens after midnight?

Thank you! I've lived all over the country, and all over the world, but in the US, if you're living in any city or town where there's a large cultural influence, you end up just picking up another language judt to get by. I've learned some hindi, Arabic, French, Spanish, creole, Portuguese, Navajo, mandarin, tslagi, etc. There's so many people from so many places, you just end up picking it up as you go.

I'm one of the 43%.

​@@DragnmastralexI'm one of the 20%. Fluent in 4 languages, can read/understand another 7 or so.

Yep, and for the most part we only need one, spanish is just a nice to have really, you only need english here.

Not even close to 43 percent can speak a second language. Dont know where you are getting that from, but its not even close to being true. lol wtf and the 20 percent speaking more is even more deranged. I cant believe you think thats true.

American Culture Changes From …… State To State ….. County to county ……. The American Spirit is What People Do Not Understand

Also Americana that travel abroad, especially those that work abroad are much less ignorant than those that never leave their state.

On the language thing; I live here in San Diego, California-- Spanish class started in High School, then I minored (degree) at CalState-- University. I am fluent in Spanish. My mum,as a Brit attended the Lisses Francais in London (college) and spoke French to us children PLUS, I had a French-Canadian (teen) au pair as a little boy. So, I speak English, French, AND Spanish! We DO speak OTHER languages 😊 Peace, brah!

That's so weird. When I went to India, they couldn't stop asking questions about the US. What was different, what was the same, did everyone dress like Britney Spears, does everyone wear Levi's and drink Coca-Cola, eat pizza everyday, etc. The shock when I told them we have both Hindu and Sikh houses of worship smack in the middle of the country, seemingly in the middle of nowhere, they were gobsmacked. When i told them that saris and lengha were actually really popular, especially among early 20s college students, they were equally shocked. And they shared with me everything. I got dragged to movies, sent home with a huge suitcase full of Saris and a mendhi kit, took me to the golden temple, agra. They were, to me, more like Americans than anywhere else I had ever been. Very interested and curious and happy to share and exchange and very forgiving of social faux pas.

@@hkandm4s23 wow so if someone goes to another country they are automatically more intelligent than someone who hasnt. thats a big brain take lol

Let’s not forget the increasing inflation too.

Also, you may "make" $100,000 a year but how much do you actually get to spend after taxes? That 100 grand gets whittled down pretty quickly after federal, state and local taxes then everything you buy is taxed and then school and property taxes.

@@josephbucknavage6739 that is after income taxes, about 152,000. but obviously not including sales tax, etc. I have high healthcare costs due to a chronic condition (so basically all of my free income after bills goes towards medical debt and care) and we help out my elderly mom.

​@@daniellerussomanno188if you are spending that much money, even with bills, you are just being reckless with your money... you can pay less than a grand a month on your house for a 2000 square feet and acreage if you just move 20 miles from a city. Food has gotten more expensive since covid but you can totally live on under 500 a month. Plus gas a couple hundred and then all the amenities you likely have like cable and internet and cellphones which are not really necessary but you enjoy the privilege for another 3-500. That's 2200 a month for a fairly lavish life. Now add medical, with insurance you may do another 500 a month on average and that is A LOT even for multiple people. And you are only at less than 36k a year. That gives you 115k a year to spend on medical, car payments ( which you shouldn't have because you should just buy a 2 year old car for half price) and any medical procedures / medications and holiday gifts. If you spend that much you can afford a damn mansion with butlers and cooks and everything. Talking about "high cost of living" it is because you have a ridiculous standard of living

Hands these the most interesting videos I’ve seen. I’m in Lancaster,Pennsylvania in the US. I love it! You’re great!

When you are in the medical field, as in hospitals you generally work 12 hour shifts, I’d regularly work 3-4, sometimes 5 12 hour shifts and get 2-5 days off between, but I worked night shift, so it’s probably different in other areas of work.

Michigan here. I had to take one year foreign language, Spanish, German or French. My daughter had to take French in 7th grade, and she took 4 years German in high school.

A lot of hospitality jobs require or give a bonus for people who can also speak Spanish, particularly in city areas. My high school required 2 years each of two languages or 3 years of 1 language and my college required an additional semester of a language. I ended up with 3.5 years of Spanish. I’m definitely not fluent, but I know enough to communicate a little if need be.

When I was in high school I took all the languages my school offered at the time. Finished 5 curricular years of Spanish in 3 years, 4 years of German, top of my class, and 3 years of French - the French teacher had me tutoring some of her 4th year students.

I was an idiot and took German instead of Spanish 😂 I live in Southern Cali and literally NEVER get to speak German (so i I practically forgot it) I only speak English and some Spanish

I took Latin for a semester, language wasn't a requirement for graduation. But I can read music, I have even written music a time or two. I remember when I was at a girlfreinds house. They had a piano. I asked where middle C was. She showed me, I read themusic, plinked a bit then played it. She said I didn't know you played the piano. I said I don't, but I can read music.

I found the people in London were rather nice when I visited, I was definitely a culture shock to them cause I generally just say hello to people while I’m walking found out later it’s just not a thing they do in london.

I had the same experience when I visited England. I had heard that the English were known for being polite but I didn’t see much evidence of that.

I went there twice in the mid-80s and out of the like 7 countries I've been to, they were the nicest. Maybe bc I was in uniform

Some people I know from Washington state said the same about Canadians. Everyone says they are so polite, but that was not their experience at all. They cannot stand for anyone to say Canadians are polite. 😆

I lived in London for a year. The most important cultural difference was not being in England, it was being in a big city. People hustling to work on the tube, shopping on their walk back home, don't have a lot of time or patience like some yokel in Oklahoma. The appearance of rudeness is part of survival in a big city. But I know that when the Brits see someone in need they make time and effort for them.

Hm maybe it’s regional cause I see English, Spanish, and french in the Midwest. Arabic, German, and Dutch occasionally, but the languages you listed sound more relevant to the west coast & definitely wouldn’t be here.

In Oklahoma our most common languages are English, Spanish, and then about 5 Asian languages, and then I think German?

I consider myself bilingual...I speak English & Foul.😂😂😂

There's just too many to count in Los Angeles. It's enough to fill both the front and back of a page. Do not forget ASL either.

It is completely regional. Depending on the census, if a state has a high population of a certain language they will include translations for that demographic. IE. Georgia has a high population of Spanish speakers, so Spanish is included in their government documents.

I wish Mandarin was an option when I was a kid lol the business opportunities

Southern people are slow.

Born and raised and now again live in St. Louis County, MO. I speak German and Spanish (and English as my first language.)

​@@katherinemcintosh7247 I don't consider St. Louis in the south. That's more like middle America.

Its considered more southern.... Most people don't think of it as being part of the midwest.

This right here. It sucks.

this is a modern take of the younger generations America WAS workaholics because we strived to make a better life for our children the new generations want a hand out, dont get me wrong our dollar doesnt go far these days contributing to this heavily but at the same time they think pay comes first then the work happens they dont understand you have to prove yourself to make more money and move up you have to rise above the rest to shine, these kids been earning participation trophies their whole lives so its not crazy thats what they want as adults. also they dont realize the feminist movement ruined work wages making them stagnant now men had to compete vs women for jobs dropping the value of jobs then add mass immigration and the value of jobs dropped even more now a man cant pay for a house with a year and a half's salary its 5 times more now, but Americans would never of quit previously when the going got tough these days when the goin gets tough they bitch and whine about it and want the few who dont give up to pay for them through government subsidies and for this America will fall, its a matter of time and when it does so do all other free countries

Not workaholics, but from my experience Americans have a much better work ethic than Europeans.

Yeah, I would say we are "workaholics", but it's not by choice. I would rather never work overtime and still be able to spend time with my kids and pay my bills.

The newer generation in the US is really fed up with this and have stopped working or become content creators because of the work ethic. We hate it here now.

I think a tenth is low, at least around here.

I don't carry Guns. Watch yourself when saying we. I, my family, my friends don't walk arou d with guns. But then I don't live in Texas.

​​@@susannalamont6707 A lot of people carry, it's not advertised.

I'm 77 and I've been carrying concealed legally for almost 40 years. Few of us open carry in most states.

@@susannalamont6707don’t be an asshat. 🙄

even then your own comment is a misconception/ stereotype that you tried to blanket for the nation itself.

@mikloowl4899 Misconception my ass! No, it's called life experience. I've watched 99.99% of the people I've known in my 46 years do exactly what I said. I'm speaking about the low income folks and the low to mid middle class folks, which make up a HUGE portion of this country. I wouldn't presume to speak for the rich. Sounds like you've never experienced living paycheck to paycheck. Sorry to burst your bubble, but most of our country is not filled with upper middle class and rich people.

@@mikloowl4899 It sounds accurate to me. Work less then 80 hours a week and you're not full time. So that means no benefits or vacation days, and the rate of your payed time off is lower too. I didn't get benefits until my 5th job and only after working for them for 2 years.

Same with my grandmother, they always spoke loud because my grandmother is hard of hearing. Now, in my home, I demand quiet voices. Got real tired of the accidental yelling lol.

I work for a company that doesn't offer paid vacation time. If I need time off at all, I don't get paid for it.

the last company I worked for was a few dollars over min wage in Oregon, so not a living wage. Got 5 days of vacation the first 3 years of employment and if you're sick or need a doctors appointment during the week (gasp) you had to use your days and they didn't have a system where you could arrive late or early so you couldn't do that either. You either showed up or you didn't. Then when I reached 4th year you got 10 days off and the 5th 14 days then nothing happened again until 10 years (which I didn't get to, honestly surprised I didn't play with fire there because it was temping).

were not as bad as asian countries tho when it comes to work tho in alot of ways

@@shiichan32 but it doesn’t make it right what we deal with in the US

I can accrue up to 496 hrs of PTO. After this it stops accruing, but I don’t lose it. So I take 40 hrs between weekends I don’t work (I work every 3rd), and take 9 days off every so often.

its the major reason why unemployment amongst younger generations is rising tbh. people are starting to wake up to the fact that their bosses and their bosses bosses basically only see them as cattle

Wake up call: work ethic is why we are advanced and the rest of the world depends on the USA. And yes, balance matters.

To be fair, most Americans are forced to work 60+ hours a week just to make some semblance of a living. Having multiple jobs (with no benefits like healthcare, pension, rtv) is not at all uncommon. The reason for this is companies are allowed to influence US politics via lobbying. We have the fewest days off per year, longest average hours, and some of the highest out of pocket cost of living of any industrialized nation in the world,. This guy got his viewpoint from banking executives, who are incentivized to treat employees like "human resources", squeezing the most labor out of an individual for the lowest price they can legally get away with. The vast majority of Americans born after 1985 will never own a home. Job security is non existent with most state laws allowing companies to fire people for literally no reason to replace them with someone cheaper. Waitresses in most states get paid $2.15 an hour, and have to rely on the generosity of strangers rather than their employer to make a living wage. The working mother working an 8 hour breakfast shift at a diner and then cleaning offices for another 8 is not a work-a-holic, they're just trying to put food on the table for their family, afford an out of control rent, and pay for braces and flu shots for their kids. Is the work ethic to go out and do that for your family admirable? Yes. Should it be the status quo? Fuck no. /rantoff

@@reverendphillipwaselik7467work effort made sense when you got rewarded for it but since the eighties companies have been systematically eliminating any protections for workers while making the workplace worse and worse with lower and lower pay

​ @deeznuttes9340 ​ @trevorsmith5529 ​ @Nostripe361 Agreed. Many companies are too greedy and the people at the top want to make tons of money off their employees and don't give a care about them. It's like the Robber Barons back in the late 1800's, early 1900's.

One of us. One of us.

Yes fellow Oregonian

I recently learned I can’t consume anything with that crap in it.

That's why it's so important to do your research before you commit somewhere. I've been stuck in the situations you're talkin about, and in my case I put my foot down and believe it or not they respected my wishes. But I also know that doesn't happen all the time and if it doesn't you've got to be willing to walk away which I was willing to do. Luckily most of my jobs have been in the public safety sector well for the first 22 years of working, and in that case I didn't mind it because I loved my job and in fact I think I already commented I probably worked more overtime hours than I did actually ours. But again that's because I had a job that I actually loved to do. And I think that's very important and I think it's something too many people forget, find something that makes you happy or fulfilled. I've got a 26 year old daughter who's going through the same situation right now. But she found a position in management and she loves it. It's a lot of hours but she's got good benefits and she knows what she's working towards so

@@Wyomingchief yeah well, "doing your research" is a lot easier now than it was when I was still in management. I've been out for almost a decade. But yeah, like I said, I got out & chose to do something else, something creative. Also, you may not know this, marketing directors like to pad glass door, google, other online site reviews. A couple companies I've worked for gave little drawings if you gave an online review of working for the company. What do you think those employees said lol Or, they just change the name of the company, if the reviews are bad enough. I've seen it happen. Usually as long as the name has a combination of the same names as the licensing, in any order, words abbreviated, cut out, etc, you don't have to go through as much trouble as one would think. Hire a new manager, you can say "under new management" They get around it, if it becomes an obstacle. Sometimes, you can be in a great company that goes sour because of a bad seed or a retirement. Greed is king in corporate America. There are so few good companies that will actually put employee welfare in the same ranking of import as the noi.

at my old job my boss had a six foot tall poster framed on the wall that said "work like there is someone working 24 hours a day, 7 days a week to take it all away from you"

@@naryxvellar7384 Your boss was an ass.

Exactly!

Not necessarily. Our public education is a fucking joke, and each state pretty much sets their own rules on what they do and don't teach. We also have a ton of children stuck being homeschooled by parents who often don't like that schools are teaching things like pronouns or round earth. Having lived in America my entire life, gone to public school, and met my mother, I can say for certain that Anti-Intellectualism is alive and well in the United States.

@@littlewormthatcould To be a bit more charitable to the homeschoolers (of which I was one, and it has helped me graduate college early due to dual enrollment programs) Many parents choose to homeschool because it allows their students to work more at their own pace. When you are in public school, you are limited by how quickly the slowest person (who may be very smart, but needs more time to work things out) in that class learns. Homeschooling allows for kids to work through subjects more quickly or more slowly depending on their individual needs. Also please don't assume that all parents who homeschool their kids are doing so because they are "anti-woke" or whatever. A lot of parents do have legitimate concerns about what their kids are being exposed to in public schools. Yes, I think it is completely reasonable for parents to worry about their kindergarteners (or any child under the age of an older teenager) being exposed to hypersexualized content. Aside from sex ed, no child should have to think to hard about sex because they are KIDS. And pro-LGBTQ messaging or not, that's what so much of that is, a discussion of sexual identity and sexual attraction. Parents don't want their kids to be exposed to that. Lastly, again as a homeschooler, I can testify that it helps you avoid SO much drama and/or anxiety. Yes, public school is good for forming friends and relationships, but so do sports, clubs, other activities, etc. No, I never had a prom, but I doubt I'll be hung up about that when I'm thirty. I'm just received I avoided all the toxic teenage drama that I would have had to otherwise put up with. I have a much healthier mindset regarding my status in the world (no pressure to conform to social groups, to be friends with certain people, to look a certain way, etc.) All that to say, just please keep it in mind that being homeschooled often has nothing to do with anti-intellectualism, and that there are often many other factors involved. Thank you :D

@@imaginethat-wz1sn the problem is that there is no oversight for homeschooled kids, and I say that as someone who had to homeschool because my public school could not accommodate my health issues (I was basically bed bound for several years). Many states don’t even require you to register that your child is homeschooled. Homeschooling can be the best option for many children, if you can afford to keep one parent at home, but we need more regulations. Basic regulations. Common sense regulations. I’ve known homeschoolers that were wicked smart and capable, and I’ve known many more that were socially and intellectually stunted. With that being said, I could say the same about the results of public schooling, but at least there’s more oversight.

@@YellaBellaReno That's very fair, and I'm sorry to hear about your health issue. I hope things are better now! I definitely can agree that more oversight would probably be a good idea. I ended up doing an online school program, but I do understand feeling leery about letting parents take total control over education. I guess I've just heard my fair share of public school horror stories and, since I grew up with homeschooling just fine, find myself being a bit biased. I appreciate the extra perspective. At the end of the day, it's a rough topic and its difficult to find solutions. 😅

We are very divided here too about guns. If we took a vote, I think most of us would choose strict laws to control gun ownership. The gun lobby has too much money.

That is so cool ,and funny! Very clever kid.

The work ethic in the US was a thing of pride. Ask anyone under 20 what they wanna be and they want to be an influencer who doesn't do nothing half the day but spend time on their phone happy to live off their parent's paychecks

@@apollobunny3904 Yall are both wrong, work ethic varies person to person. Not all people are good workers, not all young adults are moochers.

@@michaelparham1328Well that's a bit obvious since spectrums exist everywhere, hell I'm on a few myself hahhahaha

@@apollobunny3904You think content creators don’t work, you need to think again. No one whose parents aren’t in the business just stumbles into success-it takes A LOT of hard work.

Yeah but taking a language in school doesn't make you proficient. I took 4 years of Latin and 2 years of French and while I can read some French, when I went to France I found I could hardly speak it. I think the fact that many Americans speak 2 languages has more to do with the large number of 1st and second generation immigrants than with what's taught in school.

I graduated high school in 1975 and even then we had to take at least two years of a language (I took three years of French). My son graduated the same high school in 2021 and he also had to take at least two years of a foreign language (he took Spanish).

I disagree, the language taught in school is not really conversational, definitely not enough to really get by in another country.

@@sugarwaterpurple5280 That's still more than the UK where kids aren't required to take any foreign language classes

@@121476 that actually does surprise me. Don’t you go to school year ‘round in the UK? Do you get to take more classes in the arts? Or is it just that you get to finish school faster than we do, and move on to college and university?

The BMI takes into account someones height way too much and not body type. Completely agree with your comment.

I mean as a 5 feet 6 inches male in my late 20s my average would be 150. Anything lower than 140 would honestly be unhealthy.

Also my generation (Boomer) were fed the beginning of absolutely trash. We were told vegetable oil was good for us and animal fat bad. The opposite is true... Butter and animal fat is naturally digested by humans and vegetables don't make "oil"... It is a synthetic productive and totally repellant.

Vacation time? What’s that? I get 4 weeks a year. I’m lucky to take a week of that, and it’s rarely concurrent. And when I do take time, it’s filled with phone calls and emails. You give up a certain amount of freedom when you get into management or professional roles. It’s sad, but they’re not going to hire 2 of me and I am the only leader they have. I make almost any and all decisions and I am truly the person through which everything travels. If I’m gone, there is no replacement. If I were to leave permanently, they’d find a “replacement,” but it would be at a huge cost. We find that out semi-regularly. We had a manager die a couple years ago and his replacement was promoted from within. The performance of the location dropped 25%. We fired another and promoted a previously demoted employee to fill the spot. It took a year of lower performance before the numbers improved. I honestly don’t know how the UK does it with all the holidays and lost hours. Do you just have more staff? That would explain the lower salaries since you have 10 people to do 8 jobs. We have 6 people to do 8 jobs.

​@@stevewhiting556I feel ya. I am a fish farmer and it starts at about 4 am and doesn't stop until about 5-7 pm

shiiiiit i use all my vacation every year lol. and i leave 30mins early every day. also enjoy the voluntary layoffs. I work in a factory tho and well simply put ...fuck that place.

I'm out the door at 4:30. And I take all of my 40 days each year. Indiana worker.

​@@stevewhiting556you get 4wks??

Yes, if we wanted to graduate high school as "college preparatory", we had to have at least two years of a foreign language. I took two different languages in high school (Spanish bcz it's so widely spoken here) and French. But Latin (for future science & health majors) was offered as well. Other schools offered German and Chinese. I am learning several more languages on my own currently...Hebrew (modern) and Irish Gaelic. I have many more on my wish list as well.

@@copper_lily Oh, nice! Keep up the great work! I'm so bad at languages. I confuse myself all the time. I'm half-Japanese so know some of that as well as Spanish. But how vowels are treated in both languages are very similar so sometimes I have to really think whether a noun, like 'oso', is Spanish or Japanese. lmao

I took 4 years of high school Spanish (2 years foreign language required to graduate) and 20 years later I still practice whenever I get the change. My vocabulary is decent but my Spanish grammar.... not so good. I try though, as there are so many Mexicans here.

The same languages were offered in my high school. I took three years of German. I never had a chance to use it after high school so I really don't remember a lot of it. I can usually make out what someone is saying if I hear German in a movie or on TV. It was a fun language to learn. I think Spanish would have been more beneficial to me though.

Ditto. There aren't a lot of advanced courses outside of romantic languages, even at jr colleges. . . so, it can be easy for some to just jump from course to course. Some schools would also give some extra perks to peer tutors if they'd learn sign language or braille as well. And of course, pop culture... there's lot of American youth that can speak in korean pidgin languages or slang - mostly due to the influence of kpop, slightly older gens it was japanese - obviously for anime and gamer geeks, also largely influenced by visual kei popularity in the states. When/where I grew up, most spoke calo (pachuco / mexican / chicano spanish slang - and I'd suggest most Americans know at least a couple words of it) but the local variation also included lot of filipino slang. Sesame Street also included Spanish segments. Certain words and phrases are embalmed in the cultural milieu because of this, and of course, music too. The 70s had more mainstream rock bands.. later pop would have some cross cultural hits but nothing quite like the 70s were, and of course, there were standards from the years before or say the near Elvis/Bieber level of fame of Ritchie Valens. For Texans, it was Selena.. they still mourn her death in some places... and Mad TV loved making fun of Shakira. For me, it was Aterciopelados (that was more 90s), Mana, Santana. Uh, 80s had a bossa nova revival among some new wave artists that was cool. I played with that a lot. I think it would be fair to say Americans dabble in a lot - from language to music to martial arts to hobbies. . . the need to have youth in various activities, or at least exposed to it. People are also surprised that many of our "poor" historically have become multi-instrumentalists as part of tradition. I consider myself a jerk of all trades. It can sound a bit obnoxious, competitive, braggy when you list how many languages you've studied (programming, too), instruments you play, fields you've worked, things you've done or experienced. They don't really allow youth to sleep here, there isn't a rest period, like the idea of teens napping despite developmental needs, growing pains, is near sacrilege.. yes, they might veg out to tv or other distractions but many American parents expected their children to do something, be involved with something... if only to get them out of the house and away from perceived negative influences. For some, a church community fulfills this role, others it's various social/hobbyist clubs (scouts, 4-h, etc), there's always some kind of active niche. . . especially as extended families get pulled further away, and more parents wait until later to have kids. I would say it's a little more bohemian in the states than other places where expectations run a little higher than just exploring or distractions. . . like elsewhere, you find there's more of a direct path kids are expected to follow and the split paths are looked down upon more than following the main straightway of their peers. There's not as much shame in going towards alternatives. . . going to lesser uni. At least, overall as American society goes... like tradies are more respected in the U.S. than they seem to be elsewhere.. or heading to the military instead of school, or even just joining the workforce in general.

Yes, and the fact that this wealth is portrayed in social media and entertainment.

Middle class people bitching about the 1% is mainly a snowflake thing here in America. Kids today think they are entitled to the 1% lifestyle without working for it.

I was going to say the same thing.😊

America is a melting pot. We have people from all over the world living here. That means a lot of different languages. Also on sodas….all that sugar and caffeine will eat away at your teeth. The carbon dioxide will attack the calcium in your bones. I know, it’s worse than you think.😮

We would be a lot richer if we wasn't the world's welfare and police department

And they happen where gun laws are super strict.

@@deniseharris9320Texas has strict gun laws???????

@Vexxy197 no Chicago does and the reference to gang related gun deaths was being discussed.

Don't forget the numbers of deaths from suicide and domestic violence which are too high due to accessibility:(

​@@lindadavis9765​@lindadavis9765 If I want to kill myself, I'm going to. Not having a gun won't change that. Restricting my freedoms gets me closer every day.

ah yes, the constant tug of war between chicago and warsaw on who has more polish people this year 😆

SAME. My dad is Samoan, and he'd only speak English aside from the occasional Samoan word or phrase. It's also because he wasn't as confident in his Samoan, so he didn't want to teach us wrong and embarrass ourselves and him...of course, now we don't know Samoan, and we get picked on for not knowing our language, and they blame my dad for not teaching us 😂

I understand both sides, but the key would be for him to learn as well.

That's exactly how it was in my family - except it was French. My mom didn't want it to be difficult for my father. But I really wish she had taken a stand and spoke French to us. Especially since ALL of my relatives on her side of the family spoke French. I think raising children to be multilingual is incredibly beneficial!

My mother is Ecuadorian and my dad is very American and she never had any qualms about this haha, poor dad. But I do very much appreciate she had the foresight to raise me speaking Spanish as well! And I'll report dad is doing just fine after all these years, and still only knows a little Spanish lol....but more than we sometimes think!

Never too late to learn! :)

I'm 61 born and raised in Ohio. My thought on that is, I think we tend to let our state to state travels sort of all blend into one road trip. Instead of seeing 50 different countries we see one grey area turn into another. It's not like there's a big border wall and then everything on the other side is a whole different land. The transition is so gradual you don't really notice it. Great example. A drive from Ohio thru Indy thru Illinois thru Missouri...hell if they didn't tell you you're in a different state you'd never even know.

maybe under 20 year olds 😂

A lot of Americans don't like foreigners telling us how to see anything to do about our country including this.

I find that hard to believe. If that's really what happened she needs a lawyer or at least expose that company.

@@michelemavias6305 It won't matter. the company will keep it in litigation until you have to declare bankrupcy or they barely paid her and she can't afford to hire a lawyer. It happens a lot

@@Medorcrit No, it doesn't. Courts and lawyers aren't stupid. Whenever I hear a bullshit story like that, it's always only one side of the story, and people that get fired are often liars. As for time off, there is no federally mandated time off system, but most employers have some type of paid leave setup. My father worked at a place that gave up to 22 days of paid leave depending on tenure, in addition to a number of company recognized holidays. I work as unskilled labor, and I get 8 holidays and 15-25 days of paid leave per year.

Bingo! And makes you a truly free citizen and not a subject masquerading as a citizen.

I didn't know my maiden name was Scottish until I looked into it .. the orginal spelling is McCoombs..(we use a version of it not the orginal) we are Cherokee and Welsh mostly is what we knew.. but my last name is not only Scottish.. the clan had a seat on parliament when England took over Scotland. My last name has about 20 spellings today as ppl came over. And yes.. we settled in Appalachian mountain range. My direct ppl are from wv then moved into VA. In the history I researched of our name, 8 brothers came here yrs ago all settling one time in different areas in Appalachia . Later 4 other brothers came over. It seems they married the Cherokee a lot. My family that I know are huge.. there must be a few good million of the different variances of the name here..I know they are also in Canada.

NW NC mtns is steeped in Irish/Scottish genealogy.

Yup, Scottish heritage here, too. The last name probably gives it away.

Maine's second most popular language is also French.

A lot of the people I work wit 7:59 h are bilingual. Hmong, Spanish and Arabic are spoken here. I can speak Spanish.

_"the USA is the most diverse country to ever exist."_ Using what metric? Because it's not ethnicity, or religion despite many claiming this over the years. This data can be easily found in a wide number of studies going back decades with a ranking for every country; the U.S. ranks near the middle, so nowhere near the top, or "most" diverse.

@@d4mdcykey The USA is a country made up of immigrants from all over the world. More immigrants come to America than any other country in the world. Maybe do more research and use better sources next time.

Ethnic diversity per capita, yes, the US ranks in the middle, mind you the UK (and most of Europe) ranks below the US. Sure, ethnic diversity as measured by the population is a great metric, but considering the size of America's population (3rd largest in the world) it's fairly easy to overlook the millions of Americans who are descended from literally EVERY country on earth. They just do not exist in large enough numbers to impact the stats, The percentage of languages spoken (the metric used for linguistic diversity) is not particularly high in the US, but if you look at the number of languages spoken in each country, the USA is number 5, which is higher than every European country. Over 300 languages are spoken by US Citizens, so yes, English is the most common language. It has to be. It's necessary, a common denominator if you will, in a country where 300 languages are spoken.

104k is considered rich in most of the US. Only considered low in democrat run cesspools where the system has the very rich and the very poor with few middle class

@@jerrebrasfield4231 ~ _"democrat run cesspools"_ Anddddd, there is when you lose all credibility from levelheaded people and we move on. Maybe before lazily copy/posting other peoples words into a zero-sum circle jerk, use your own mind and try to think before posting. Also, before you leave a comment look up ACTUAL cost of living _per capita_ and the rating of each states economy so that you don't look like a blatantly ignorant wetbrain.

i have never heard of a school that requires a second languege

My kids have the language requirement starting in middle school, so they start with Latin and can choose from Spanish, French, German, and Greek to continue through high school. My kids also started learning sign language in 1st grade. I think it depends on where you live in the USA. My household we switch between English, sign, Spanish, French, German, Japanese, and Galalic when speaking with each other.

In the old days it was common to learn another language in school. But what's the point when the whole world speaks English? In the southwest it's useful to know some Spanish, especially if you work in the construction industry, but when would somebody ever use German unless you moved there?

Basic Spanish is picked up by a lot of people who work in labor trades. A lot of contractors know basic material words, madera for wood, blanco, negro, rojo, verde, azul, for colors, trabajo for work, pulgadas and pies for measurements, basic numbers and simple sentences. A large majority of building trades are predominantly Hispanic. I took 4 years of Spanish in high school, so I’m better than most…not fluent, but I can get by. When I lived in Florida, there was a rather large Russian population and our restaurant was staffed probably 1/3 Russian. I can’t spell any of it, but I could pick up a few words and small phrases after a while. The Russians were cool. When they first show up with a work visa, they’re really stoic and don’t have much personality. After a year or so, it’s really cool to see them open up. They have a great, sarcastic sense of humor. I even had friends marry them. It’s a shame that world politics has changed our perception of their general population. I never knew a Russian, Latvian, Moldovan, or any eastern bloc native that I didn’t like.

There’s no such thing as free healthcare idiot😂, Europeans pay insane trade rates that pays for public healthcare, Americans end up saving more money than Europeans in the long term.

@@stevewhiting556 You missed the two big ones we also picked up, "uno cerveza por favor" which need "dónde está el baño" those along with the swear word are the SW gringo starter pack. 😉

I'm from the midwest and also understand some basic Spanish just because it's common, and because I watched Dora as a kid lol. But also like you guys said, Spanish class and other cultural osmosis like TV. Plus plenty of Mexicans up here who are happy to teach you a word sometimes if you see each other a lot

I’ve never envied the NHS. They’re a trade off I would never make. You are Free to wait for a doctor’s appointment, you are free to wait months for testing, surgeries and referrals- you are free to get exactly what they are allowed to prescribe- not what works best. You are free to die when they decide it’s not worth the cost to keep you alive. They are overwhelmed, understaffed, and surviving on foreign healthcare workers.