Brit Reacts to This Is What the Rest of the World Thinks of Americans 

I have never once thrown garbage out of my car window. I'd say the same is true for most Americans. I'm sure there are people who do that, especially in big cities, but I rarely see anyone do that. As to air conditioning, I dare anyone to try living in Florida, Arizona, Nevada, Utah, or Southern California without air conditioning. We are always hearing of seniors dying of heat when the power goes out. I'm arrogant because I have a flag flying at my house? I fly my flag because I'm proud to live in a country that strives to be the best in everything we do. We may not always succeed, but we always try. We try to do the right things. Again, we may not always succeed, but we try. I'm proud of my country because I think we try to stand on the side of right most of the time. We are struggling right now, but I'm very proud of my American countrymen when we all pitch in together to help others. Even other countries. When there is a famine, we pitch in, when there is a major destructive storm or catastrophe, we pitch in. The public pitches in with donations, and our emergency management teams get sent to help. Arrogant. OK. Also, I am rarely late. I consider myself to be punctual. Ask anybody that works a 9-5 job if they would keep their job if they were late too often. You'll see that most people are on time. Someone below said that they are used to the hate. I suppose that is true. I don't really care what others think. But they're wrong.

They leave air on while they’re gone because if you turn it off and the house heats up , it takes twice as long to cool it again . Also, if you turn it off the ac runs continuously until it is cooled off .

You know, as an American, I absolutely respect and love all countries, not necessarily their politics. Our flag costed a lot of lives. It’s not arrogance, it’s respect.

I hosted a Scottish family in my rental in Florida and offered to show them a few things local before I left town. When it was time for them to leave I took them to the airport ( I had arranged this as rental drop off at the airport is a fiasco ) the dad said he loved America and wanted to come back again and again: I asked what did you like most - he said “Americans are loud and outrageous just like Scots” 😂😂😂😂 he’d gone to the raver at the pier so I had to agree he met all the loud outrageous Americans. Probably danced his Scottish kilt off too.

Louis, thank you for not buying into these stereotypes!

America is not arrogant, we are proud.

Florida resident here. We leave the AC on because it takes less work for the equipment to keep the temperature cool in the house, instead of cooling a hot house that had the AC off all day. Less strain the the electrical grid, and less wear on the machines. We also do our best to make the houses efficient to help keep costs down.

You need to get to America. You convinced me of this. You said you would thrive and feel good. Because you feel people would be supportive and kind. Enough said!!!

L3WG, you’re probably the most American Brit we know. Glad to see you share pride in America!

In Merica it's about believe it, achieve it. It's not about being better than everyone else, it's about YOU being a better person tomorrow than you were today.

America has problems but I would not want to be born any where else. Yes, we are blessed with everything, and I will not deny it. I am grateful and I will share with anyone. Love you Lewis.... Come on across the pond and we will adopt you.

Lewis, you're one of my favorite RU-vidrs. I've only worked in 4 countries and visited 10, we're all basically the same. Americans are being judged by what our out of control politicians are doing. Just look at all of the reviews from RU-vidrs that have visited the U. S. In the end, we don't give a shit what anyone thinks about us.

Why doesn’t other countries not have there flag flying in their front yard? Are they not proud of where they live? Support!

TALL TREES catch a lot of wind! Jealousy is a terrible thing

I think you were more offended than some Americans would be! LOL ! ❤😂 thanks for standing up for us!

"If you can't say something nice, don't say anything at all." 🤐

We may have strong voices, but that's not from arrogance, it's from confidence!!! Again, the people complaining about this are projecting their jealousy and insecurity!

Europeans didn’t seem to care when we bailed them out of two wars. Not that it matters, Americans are fiercely independent and free thinkers and we couldn’t care less what other countries think of us.

The US put a basic ban on littering in the 70s. Some do it, yes. But on the whole the US is, for the most part, litter free. Laurence @ Lost in the pond has featured this fact in one of his videos.

L3WG. He is kind he is humble he is happy he is open minded. I consider him brother though his toes have not yet enjoyed the feel of American soil. He is American to me.

I want to thank you. Your videos have made me fall in love with my own country again. Seeing the ways you admire America helps me not take it for granted. There is so much negativity thrown at Americans that it can be difficult to see the beauty of my own home.

Flying a flag isn't arrogant.

Thank you for all your kind words about Americans. Im glad your followers are being cool. Ill be honest, i have never thought of another country and had negative thoughts. I don't normally go around being all negative

I lived in Japan in my 20s for 5 years. I lived in Sweden for 8 years in my 40s. (Yes I speak Japanese, Swedish, as well as German.) After living abroad for many years I can say absolutely that the US is a great place to live.

I’m entitled to not care what others think of me. 🦅

Fat ,happy and wouldn't want to be a citizen of any other country other than this amazing county.

Most leave the ac running because it costs less to keep a room cooled than it does to come home and then cool it down. Add to that the uncomfortable temperature you’ll have to deal with while waiting for a space to get cooled off.

It’s not arrogance, but patriotism.

Well...bless their hearts. I'm going to guess those people haven't been to the Unted States nor have they spoken to many of us. Perhaps, one day, they will educate themselves and come to see the error of their misconceptions.

Air Conditioning needs to be left ON, or else the room and EVERYTHING in it will.get hot and it takes massive electricity to cool a hot room. For both heating and cooling you only have about 5°F that you can shift the temperature, or it becomes very costly. It costs less to keep a room at a comfortable temperature than it does to get it to that temperature.

as a79year old American Vet, I am proud of my country and will raise my flag and wave it any time I feel like it. Even though my current government SUCKS. I expect my country and flag will still be here when they are gone, and I am not particularly concerned with what anyone thinks. If you are not proud of your country, DO SOMTHING ABOUT IT.

It is not all Americans that get to travel, It is very expensive for us to travel outside of the US, So you're seeing a small minority of people in the US. It would be like you're aristocrats traveling to the US and then we labeling everyone in Great Britain as being how your aristocrats Act. Yes our wealthy people that can travel the world whenever they want to. And seem to be arrogant and ignorant and entitled, But that is a poor means of representation for the rest of the US. When you get to talk to the real people the middle class and poor people in the US you will find there is a drastic difference between how they act and how the rich people act. 🤔😎

Growing up I remember watching for my uncle (dad's little brother) to come through grandma's front door every time he left to go serve overseas. I remember my mother's middle brother as he left at the tender age of 18 to go serve overseas and I remember the shell of a man who came back scarred mentally from what happened in front of him. He came back but in a way he didn't. Several other family members never came back. It's because of them and every man and woman who serve to protect our country.. make the ultimate sacrifice to lay their life down and are willing to die to keep us safe and free.. they are why I fly a flag. Yes I love my country and yes I will proudly say so. It's my way of honoring those who have done what so many.. like myself.. couldn't. If I could have served I would have. I went through the sign up and sadly didn't pass the physical. I'm not loud nor do I toss trash on the ground..never have.. never will. I love this land to much to destroy it. If that makes me obnoxious or arrogant.. then so be it. When people are in need.. we come together to help them.. no matter race..color.. religion.. background.. we give what we can and help to find a way to get them what they need. As for punctual.. unless something comes up that can't be helped but to be dealt with immediately.. everyone I know is always on time.. more likely they are usually early so as not to keep anyone waiting. Polite.. everyone is polite unless you give them a reason not to be. It all comes down to respect!! Why do we keep improving our military? We don't want a repeat of 9/11!! We cried as a nation and as a nation we helped pick each other up and keep going. We are still feeling the impact of that horrific day. We vowed to do everything in our power to prevent that from happening again. Arrogant.. obnoxious.. maybe but by improving our defenses we are better able to help and protect those who call on us for help. Why do we help? Simple.. we care about someone besides ourselves!! If you haven't already.. you need to react to Toby Keith American Soldier and tell anyone who wants to know why Americans are the way they are to listen to it. We are not all rich like some think. We are not all hateful.. rude.. loud.. obnoxious.. arrogant.. disrespectful nor do we throw our trash on the ground. Most of us live day to day hoping to have enough food to eat and a roof over our heads. I'm in my early 60's and I am one of those who live day to day.

I watch a lot of British content and you seem to be very happy all the time with a beautiful smile and you are a joy to watch. You are a very special person and we consider you an American. I love the British people.

“Your Average Asian may touchdown in Houston and discover a group of Giants” 😂😂😂 As a First Generation Asian American, this is a real reaction.

You would be surprised to find out that most houses in the US do not have flags. As far as the insults, pot calling the kettle black.

If people don't like our arrogant why when any trouble happens you call on us amaican for help 90% of the war we been in to protect others and every country has pro and con to it .

3) We are a confident and happy people. We exude our love of freedom as an example for all to how great it is. The unfettered feeling of being able to think, talk, and act how you choose is a powerful motivating force and we are proud to share that with the world. We want everyone to enjoy the freedoms we are so fortunate to have because we fought so hard for it. We understand why it’s so vital and crucial to our way of life. 😎

Meh. At this point most of us are used to the weird hate we get. I think people who have no self confidence don't understand it when they see it. They totally can't relate so it becomes a bad thing. It's seen as arrogance. People love to criticize things they can't understand. If people decide they don't love their country, that has nothing to do with me. I love mine, so I've never understood why that bothers people. Why do they care? It's so weird.

I dont throw trash out the car windows. Its not arrogance, its pride of the country. We're generous bc we are helping other countries and we are polite, there are some thats set in their ways. Havent traveled out of the country bc its too expensive. How can others stereotype Americans if they've never been here? Not everyone falls into one big pot, there is diversity in every state. We are passionate about sports, our country etc. Im proud to be an American,if anyone doesnt like us, who cares...

I did run into this while living in the UK, everyone kept calling me Yank , I had finally had enough and let them know that after the civil war only folks north of the mason Dixon line were Yanks. Down south and out west it's pretty insulting to be referred to as a Yank 😂 we all had a laugh, drank the pub dry and stumbled over to the Kabab shop

I love all cultures and appreciate what they offer. I don’t know if it’s cause I’m open minded and open hearted or cause I’m American and here we have a little bit of everything from around the world. Maybe all those naysayers are just jealous. 😊

Honestly, I think a few of us Americans like me have gotten used to the hate

I care very much about environment. I drive a Prius and my granddaughter and I pick up litter as a day out occasionally. Eco Hiking. Lewis, I want to praise you for your curiosity and infectious positive attitude about life. You were appealing to me because I became so used to the idea that people all over the world don’t like Americans. It’s refreshing to me to be looking at my country through your eyes in a positive light for a change.

I have heard all of these and even though I know some of us do fit those descriptions, I don't take them to heart. Mainly because when the shit hits the fan in the world, they all look to us to use our big fat, loud, arrogant, ignorant bodies to straighten things out, then use our money to clean and fix things up. JK.... Another thing, as long as Louis (L3WG) likes us and we don't let him down - it is all good!

I laugh at most of these...I really don't care what they think about Americans. If you're nice to me I am nice to you...if you respect me I will respect you....simple..very very simple 🤷🏻‍♀ and as always thank you for making laugh today 😊

I'm going to eat chicken fried steak and mashed potatoes with gravy, fried okra and cornbread because i will pay for it.

I was traveling overseas,Bahamas, had a conversation with a very nice Canadian couple. The lady let me know that America had a bad reputation. I kindly said”Bless your heart”.shook their hands and walked away,slightly embarrassed.

Hello Lewis. My experience in Germany was that their most common stereotype of Americans was of a crazy cowboy or inner-city gang member and although both can be found here the rest of the world needs to remember that we have attracted people from all over the world and every possible stereotype can be found here as well as those that they haven't yet thought of.

#5 - As an American, I can see it. A lot of us think we are the best lol. I don't understand why you wouldn't think your own country is the best? I would expect Lewis to say that the UK is the best, and someone from Germany to say Germany is the best. Just because we think our country is the best doesn't mean we ignore our faults. If anything, we are hyper aware of our faults and strive to improve our country. Also, just because you think your country is the best doesn't mean you can't be polite. I think in the US we are generally extremely polite because we have so many different cultures and immigrants that come to our country. Literally everyone is an immigrant or descendant of immigrants. #4 - I completely disagree with number 2. The US fosters so much more creativity and free thinking in their education than many other countries. That's why so many of the newest best inventions come from the US. There are upsides and downsides to this system, but the video said we just want drones, and I feel like it's the complete opposite. #3 - I kind of said it earlier, but yeah, people in the US are always trying to improve. #2 - Yeah this is true. Our society is very money focused. But that is also why the American dream exists. You actually can "make it" and become wealthy. #1 - Lol this one. Yeah a lot of Americans are fat. It is what it is. However, we also have a huge population that are very fitness focused. There isn't a lot of in-between.

The environment and our big cars 😂 I believe the batteries in an electric car is worse for the environment.

All countries Education systems are designed to create the type of worker they need. As for Americans not being creative, Hollywood, Microsoft, Apple, Disney, . . .

Louis, Watch Chris Stapleton singing the Star Spangled Banner at Super Bowl LVII, we are not arrogant, we are proud of our country and most of us would defend it to the end, everyone should be proud of their country no matter where they are from.

As a teacher of math and science for 45 years,I take exception to the phrase “dumb down” and invite any of these naysayers to attend a USA middle school for a few days…it’s far from easy!

One of the reasons many leave their air on even when away is they have pets at home that would die from the suffocating heat if left off. The humidity and heat index gets way too high in the summers in a lot of places in the U.S. It’s only Feb. and today my house got up to 80*F because we hadn’t turned on the air conditioner yet. July and August are deadly without air conditioning.

I dont know anyone that throws trash out of their car, our roads are fairly clean here in Kentucky outside an occasional dead animal thats been ran over😭

Lol if pride is abnoxious....sheeeit...imma raise the roof. Yall other countries can whisper in secret we will wave our flags n gloat.

Regarding American ignorance, it is shockingly true. Decades ago a particular ideological group took control of our educational systems and have been systematically dumbing down our citizens. That is why the homeschool movement has grown phenomenally. I homeschooled all five of my children because back in 1981 it was brought to my attention that the public schools were failing to teach children how to read. (See the book, "Why Johnny Can't Read.) I am so very grateful to the pioneers of homeschooling. I've seen videos of young adults on the street being asked, "Who was the first president of the United States? What is the capital of the United States?" and other basic questions and they are clueless. I had to memorize the Preamble to the Constitution and a good chunk of the Declaration of Independence. I doubt most young Americans have ever seen these documents in school, much less studied them.

I’m a flag waving American, that drives a big Ford F-150, lives in Florida (so I keep the AC on all the time), I don’t litter, and if we are so dumb why do people come over here to our schools? Sounds a little like jealousy. But honestly, I never think about what other people think about us.🤷‍♀️ But I will be super nice to anyone who visits here. And we are obviously generous because our hard earned tax dollars go towards protecting other countries and providing aid every single time. ❤ I’m proud of this country. I do think it’s the best. If I didn’t, I would live somewhere else. Go Merica 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

When you're the big dog, you get nipped a lot from the smaller dogs. It's the way it goes.

Um, live in Florida in July and tell me you can leave the air conditioning off even when your not home.

Well, bless their hearts. Everyone is entitled to their opinions, even when those opinions are wrong.

I watch your channel because I appreciate cultural exchange and it's nice to see people take a bit of genuine interest in my country. But frankly I give less than half a toss what some random people from other places think. I'm well aware of our many faults. Other countries are perfect? But I'm also well aware of our kindness, generosity, ingenuity, and strength. We can have a pint together and have a grand time. Always happy to have a new friend. Don't like me? Come do something about it or piss off. I know who and what I am. Peace, brother

Lewis, thank you for defending us. ❤❤❤ You have actually taken the time to read our comments, to talk with us and to learn about our country.

Its the ‘one bad apple’ proverb. You know if you have a dozen apples and one is rotten, when you look at the apples you will only see and smell the bad one. While there are some that fit the stereotypes as there is always a basis, there are plenty that are the opposite. And its actually better for the air system and uses less energy to leave the ac on. Imagine trying to cool a house in the evening after the heat of the day and its mid August, you’ll never get it cooled back off.

Our generosity as Americans extends across the globe. We send the most foriegn aid and money to every other country but our own. Our generosity and camaraderie, friendliness, loyalty is unmatched.

I don't mind anyone that visits the US to comment on the part they visited. For real talk. Do you want me as a US citizen to comment on your country having never been there? It's like someone down the street talking about your family even tho they've never met them. Google what nation is the most generous. I'll wait. Neener neener we've got enough to live on and to give away....but I don't toss my pearls to swine. 😆

I have a programable thermostat. I adjust to my schedule. It can cost more to turn the heat or the air conditioning completely off. Then you’re having to restart just to turn it off again.

Awesome video, Lewis! Thank you. To many here, what it boils down to is an underlining reason for continental Europe's often over-the-top criticism of us Americans may be due to the guilt they evidently feel about the behavior of more than a few of their citizens during the past decades. Whether it be under the nazis or the communists. It's easily understandable that can be an excellent motivation for criticizing others. After all, the compliance, in the not-so-distant past, with having a hand in exterminating countless numbers of their own friends and neighbors, men, women and children must weigh heavily on their collective consciousness.

Yet, millions of people try to emigrate to the US. Frankly, I could not care less what Europeans think of Americans. They need to take a look at where they would be without the US..

I think it’s how they interpret what we do as a negative because it’s the propaganda that their country has given them to enforce those beliefs. The reason I think that is because many people from the UK say that they weren’t taught about us in school so they have no information to compare the stereotypes to. All they know is the stereotypes. If you know about a people it may help you understand their behavior. For example if all you see is fast food in a country as the food that people eat you will think that’s all that they eat. If you heard things about an American family cooking dinner at home and sitting down to a meal you could draw the conclusion that Americans cook dinner at home they don’t only eat fast food out. But,You have to also not want to dislike people because they aren’t like you.

AC isn't just a switch to turn on. You can set the thermostat temperature so it uses less electricity to keep a steady temperature rather than cooling a hot and humid house over and over. Newer American homes are very well insulated so the temps stay constant by an ac that only turns on enough to maintain a set temperature and uses far less electricity. As far as stereotypes go the US is very diverse from location to location and every individual is a bit different in each location. Lewis should know by now that a lot of us want to adopt him as an unoffical nephew when he visits. I am sure he will get a lot of homecooked meals.

Oh, and thanks bro for always sticking up for us. I watched all your videos and welcome you here anytime

If you're truly free then you have the freedom to be stupid basically. Generally social status keeps people striving for greatness but there's a lot of people who have everything they could possibly need so they have little to no desire to learn or grow.

I started going to Europe for work, and I was surprised at how Europe treats Americans. Even simple things like all of the Europeans in the company, having their own table while the Americans sat in their own table.

They mentioned In the video at the very beginning about the environment, the. that's coming from European countries or Middle Eastern countries. and Asian countries. that have not done anything to try improving their own environment to clean it up, to clean up their air, so on and so forth. And according to the United Nations the United States of America has the cleanest air in environment on the entire planet. Canada and Mexico greatly benefit from what American has done to improve and clean their environment. As far as people throwing garbage out on the roadways and things of that nature, that's usually done by people who come to America, primarily. from the Middle East. that trashed their own homeland in the same way they come here and do the same thing before. anyone says anything. I lived for 7 months in Saudi Arabia. and I've seen it first hand on the way they do things in Middle East.

I watch a LOT of RU-vid from the UK (I was born and raised there) and people there are really getting big too! It's not just Americans!

I have two ac units because I have a rather large house. I also live the very Deep South and let me just say, during the summer it can feel like what I’d imagine a lower rung of Hell feels like. 100+ degree temperatures. You better believe I’m leaving my ac on 24/7, set in the 60s. You can do that when you pay for it.

never apologize for pausing the video. we watch you to see your reaction. reacting over the video and preventing us from hearing it is way worse than pausing it and giving your opinion and honest live thoughts on the subject. this is why you are one of the best reaction youtubers i have seen. and all the reactionists i do like, pause when they feel the need to. You are great. the videos you choose to react to are great and i love the enthusiasm and energy you bring to each video you make.

They’re just jealous because we’re living good and comfortable…😤

As an American we don't mind criticism, we see it differently, we prefer to see it as constructive criticism and improve our well being. Do don't be surprised if you criticize and later see them again, you'll see the positive impact reflected in their lives we strive for improving ourselves and our lives.

Shout out to the comment section! I love that we all agree that we are: proud, confident, don't litter or waste resources by using our appliances wisely, don't give a flying f@%^ about any country's opinion but will defend your right to have it and we all love Lewis and want to get him some bbq stateside. This is the most united I've seen us in awhile and your little youtube channel reminds us why we love our country.

So if you turn the ac off and the home gets really hot - how much more elect usage does it take cool down that same property. Do other turn off their heat when they leave their homes for the day at work? Doubt it

New and been binging. Love this video because diff countries commented and an American asking the questions. I am an Air Force brat. Grew up a bit in Germany and Italy as a kid. My mom in 1976 (i was born 8-10-70) explained the term "Ugly American" to me and told me she had been learning both languages on her own to at least be able to understand and communicate. One day were at a shop in Italy and some Americans (from the base) were in front of us at the register screaming obscenities "How come you dont speak English?!!!" etc etc When they left the shop employees (in Italian) were laughing at us. "More Americans ... ha ha ha" I asked my mom whats up? She spoke Italian (broken) and their faces dropped but instead of getting mad at them, She apologized for them and promised that most Americans are the opposite of that. The employees were so nice to us after and later they said it was because she made the effort to learn their language. Love my mom :)

The AC reason is simple. It takes way more electricity to bring the temp down to where you want it rather than just maintaining the temp. Which only takes a fraction as much power.

As an American, we are proud that most of our needs are being met, and we are proud of our innovations and institutions. Our divers culture leaves us not wanting for much outside of our country. We form a fabric as we all push each other and applaud our achievements together and it manifests itself in flying a flag. We know we have issues as a country, but we all contribute in ways to continually make a great country that continually make strides in leading and spreading bits of American culture throughout the world (arrogance?🤔).

From someone who lives in the Arizona desert, we need A/C to survive the heat. It costs more to turn it off while I'm not home because it becomes a hot box inside home, the A/C has to work twice as hard(twice the use of electricity) if you turn it off. It's not like it's on the whole time either, we have a thermostat that keeps it at a certain temp.

That’s because you’re getting to know the individual American and not the ones depicted in news media and movies.

Much love to all the haters. Most come here are making videos saying it isn't true. The internet is a powerful tool and I am okay with some stranger not liking me from across the sea. I have all the love in the world around me everyday. I'm not gonna stress out what someone who doesn't know me thinks about me or the country I live in.

It takes less energy for an air conditioner to MAINTAIN a temperature then to be turned off and then hours later turned back on to work down to a temperature.

Our country is very clean. We don't throw trash out of our cars. We have a very clean country, we are kind and generous, We believe in manners, and we are patriotic. . I'm proud to be an American and I'm always on time even getting someplace early.

I went to Europe 10 years ago and met a couple of Australians who really were surprised at how nice I was. One Australian women got in my face about our right to bear arms. The English and Italians were very nice to us. They definitely don't throw away as much paper and plastic products as we do

Lololollll!!! I live in Texas where summers get up to 115 degrees F or about 46 C. If I left my A/C off while I was out for the day, it would take more energy to cool the house down once I'm home than it would if I just leave it on throughout the day. Also, I have a dog. I'm not subjecting her to that kind of heat. That would be animal abuse.

I don't think the critics understand how HVAC systems work. If a building is properly insulated it uses less energy to maintain a temp at a constant level than rapidly cooling a hot environment or warming a cold one over and over. You can quibble over what setting is "tolerable", but in the majority of circumstances, you burn more fuel recovering from an extreme temp than maintaining a tolerable temp 24/7.

Bro, we’re good with the haters. America is a big country, and a lot of the stereotypes apply to individuals…if not regions of our nation. We have very friendly people everywhere, but the southern states dominate in that category. Southern charm is the best. We have obesity everywhere, but also excel in fitness and health. We love money and “things”, but that is capitalism, and most of us get a chance to grow. It’s a complicated pool of opportunity, culture, repression, indulgence, hope, and pessimisim.

Lewis I love your attitude toward Americans and when you do finally make it to the USA, if you make it to Florida, I will personally be your tour guide if that is what you need. You just let me know. Thanks for defending us.

Reasons why you may want to leave your AC on even when you leave the house. 1. It takes more energy to let it heat up and then cool it back down than to maintain the target temperature. 2. You don't want your pets to roast. 3. If you're gone for a week or two and it gets really hot inside, you can damage the paint on the walls.

It gets to a 100° sometimes here in Louisiana. And I have pets. I am not leaving my windows open. So my house can be very hot and my pets need it cool

Not arrogant, confident!

I'm from Florida. A/C is my life!