Britain vs. America: Who Does it Better? 

They were pulling your leg, mate! 🙂

Haha. What they didn't tell you, is that they'd changed them a few hours before you arrived, just to mess with you.

​@@jonadabtheunsightly 😂

About time the signs were updated don’t you?

Traffic circles? If that's what I think it is, in America we call those round-a-bouts.

Indiana and Chicago has fixed his American accent.

Not true!! He said he refuses to lose his English accent..I think that's cool!!@@route2070

I know right? I'm sitting here feeling mildly attacked😂

I pronounce it more like Lawrence...that pronunciation hurt my ears

Public transportation is almost absent here in Ri

Welcome to my neighborhood! 😊

Try Hearst Castle in San Simeon USA.

While temporarily moved out west due to an unusually dangerous hurricane had the chance to visit the Grand Canyon, but seemed like the absolute worst time of year for it. The entrance was absolutely swarmed with some species of fly, killing any chance of getting out of the car being appealing at that time....

@@sandywa3057 I stupidly missed out buying 500' on the Verde River, close to Montezuma's Castle.

​@@carlfromtheoc1788I've been there, and it's incredible!!!

Yes, I much prefer British films because they always contain plenty of familiar faces. Top Hollywood actors are so highly paid that it would cost a fortune to make a film with as many household names as in something like a Carry On film.

Mmmm the Taste of Nostalgia.

Yes. Montana is FIFTY PERCENT LARGER than THE WHOLE OF BRITAIN. And we want a "comprehensive rail system" and "long range busses" those mean VASTLY different things to two places as physically different as the US and UK.

Constant rain and drearyness, Yea, sounds like Britain

it's still embarrassing how behind we are in high-speed rail in the US

@@billieshearstone2963no it isn’t embarrassing. High speed trains are for small nations (England, Japan, etc. High speed trains here would just be an inefficient political mess. They wouldn’t run on time and they would probably break down a lot because of government inefficiency.

Which is why when he talked about the countryside, i was like, Oregon countryside looks exactly like that.

Me too! I've been there about 8 times (I've lost count, will have to check old passports) including a semester in college... sorry, uni. 😊

Ah, me too. Comes of having a Canadian father and reading mostly British kids' books as a child, like the Narnia series.

Same!! I ❤ London. I blame Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.

British chocolate is better. Cadbury is richer in the English version than what Hershey label Cadbury in the US.

​@@peggykrech69Swiss chocolate is best I think.

::the crowd goes wild::

@@peggykrech69 A lot of US chocolate is very cheap and not that good. But there is good chocolate here. But I generally find myself preferring imported stuff. I'm pretty partial to Belgian chocolate.

@@peggykrech69 Cadbury has gone to the dogs since it was bought out by the US firm - can't remember the name. It's largely rubbish now.

And they have lots of good actors.

When you boil it down though, there are a lot of American shows with average looking people. Community, The Office, Breaking Bad, etc. We don’t count Hallmark.

Admittedly, it took me a minute to get used to seeing real people, but I absolutely prefer English, Canadian, Australian, and New Zealand (Brokenwood is my favorite) series over American.

I@@NicBran07 I do too!! Some of the shows we see on our TV's here look so phony and look to made up.

Me too. They aren't afraid to show wrinkles, glasses and overweight people who aren't in the show solely as the butt of jokes. Other than Jeopardy and some older series, we haven't watched Hollywood in years.

Unless you live in Norfolk... I'd say the US can be better in someways because a single state like California has pretty much everything but on an epic scale. Deserts (Mojave, Colorado), the Sierra Nevada mountains, beaches and coastline, redwood forests, and rolling green hills and farmland (you know the XP green hill desktop wallpaper well that's in California).

I was going to mention So. Cal. (LA county) similar to MultiMidden as living there, you are within two hours drive to beaches/oceans, deserts, mountains (w/snow if in the right season), meadows, hill country, farmlands, lakes, wine country, redwoods, small town, big town....Just an hour or two more and you are in Mexico.

Let's not get carried away there, ma'am...

I would love to have all that!! Sometimes I wonder why my ancestors ever left there to come west. Now I'm in Ohio. We have many different beauties but I'm sure it's not the same.

At San Simeon, William Randolph Hearst’s castle on the coast of California, there is a full view of only mountains. Turn your back to the mountains and you see a full view of the Pacific Ocean. I got dizzy turning back & forth. It was so beautiful.

Let’s not lose that.

Baaaayyyyggggeeeelllll

Flying cars & all food in pill form 😂

Well public transport works in a city, but I have never seen a bus stop at the corner of corn and soybean fields.

@@nancyjanzen5676 That's what park and rides are for ideally when going from car-dominated countryside in which public transport will never work because of sparsity and distances are too long to cycle to an ideally public transport and cyclists dominated city where space is at a premium and cars are just really space inefficient modes of transport that will and have torn up and divided cities if you try to accomodate all the induced demand. So make it a bitch to get near the city centre with a car, then make a parking lot on the outskirt of the city with convenient frequent bus or tram service and where buses get their own bus lane so won't be stuck in traffic to the center

@@nancyjanzen5676 what size city? How many people are necessary to be allowed decent public transport?

I figured it would be more in line with Star Trek the original with no robots

When I was in the USAF in the late 70s, I was stationed in Germany. I was sent TDY (temporary duty) to Alconbury in East Anglia. I am a Southerner and at the time had a noticeable southern accent. The English folks I met knew I was an American, but were always intrigued by how much like some of them I sounded. That always tickled me.

I wonder if Brits in the US just 'speak American' when they're in a hurry sometimes, just so nobody stops them with "Wow, I love your accent!"

lololololo

But we have the highest sand Dunes in Colorado

@@DENVEROUTDOORMAN You might call them sand dunes, but in Phoenix, we call our's mountains LOL.

Is that with prime and young LiLo?

Disney plus

Some scenes for one of the Herbie movies were filmed at my high school…I remember him being on a truck bed parked in front for a few days 😂

@@megnotmegan1966 if young prime LiLo was there I be back of truck jacking it

Film industry in the U.K is pretty healthy 290 films going into production in 2022/3. We still have more than our fair share of excellent actors.

@@bordersw1239 shhhhh….you’re making me look like a fool 🤣🤣🇺🇸

And my homeland of Puerto Rico 🇵🇷!

@@StitchxaviThe US Virgin Islands? Guam?

Didn't the us buy it from great Britain?

@@josephcampbell2400 No, it was a sovereign country that the U.S. basically took over because they wanted an outpost in the South Pacific.

@@josephcampbell2400 A bunch of American capitalists like Dole overthrew the Hawaiian monarchy. It didn't help the population was also devastated by European diseases.

When the government can deny treatment, that's not good. And that is a major problem with national healthcare. That cannot happen in the US.

@@ESUSAMEX Instead it's the private insurers and hospitals that can deny treatment, which is worse.

@@wta1518 No. When governments deny treatment, the doctor cannot help the patient anywhere in that nation or city. When the insurance company denies treatment, the doctor can still operate and the bill will arrive later. I rather get treated and the bill afterwards, then not get treated at all. By the way, denying medical treatment is illegal in the US. Once the doctor declares a certain treatment is medically needed, no one can deny it. The hospital would be sued out of existence for doing so.

My son lives in Derby with his wife and her family. If they aren't the first caller at 7am you don't get in to see the doctor. I have never not been able to get in when I'm sick. Also, his mother in law is flying to Turkey for dental care. It's too expensive in the UK. To quote "Shetland" when one of the characters got braces......"I want American teeth not Scottish teeth!"

@@wta1518 The doctors still must treat you. You will get a bill afterwards and then you can fight for the coverage. But at least you get well first.

The pictures I've seen of English countryside, it seems like they don't have many "wild" areas, everything seems cultivated, like comparing a city park to Yellowstone.

​@tracyperez1755 exactly. I even find such highly cultivated areas to be ugly and artificial, so when I think of Britain, I think of a scottish wasteland.

@@tracyperez1755 More like a nice city park compared to the Appalachians.

You have to go back hundreds of yrs to see why we have little wild areas , we do have temperate rainforest, mountains , marshland , jurassic coast is stunning , plus we have castles , huge ancient cathedrals , my local church is from the 11th century . I'm not sure if a lot of Americans are even aware of half the stuff we have . ​@@tracyperez1755

@@paulbriggs3072 Very much so. Both can be beautiful, but, while both fruit, apples are not oranges.

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It's truly heart- warming reading a lot of testimonials on Everett Gary. Her personality, ethics, principles and prowess as a Financial Adviser has gained her fame and recognition around the globe.

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But we have Rambo, Arnold, Chuck Norris, Bruce Willis, Will Smith, and all the cartoon heroes.

A Carly Simon reference...nice.

Have you tried Death in Paradise, think Midsomer Murders in the Caribbean. The death toll is around about just as high as Midsomer as are the many and varied means of death. Great series (I think it is on Now TV if you get that in the US, my daughter (we're in Ireland) is currently binge watching the series).

My wife's day isn't complete without some time with Chief Detective Inspector Barnaby, some Shakespeare and Hathaway and/or Death in Paradise. Mind you, she's never lived outside of Oregon, so it's not a cultural thing. Me? Daleks are as dangerous as Romulans. Whether it's Dr. Who and his ever-faulty TARDIS or the Starship Enterprise, I'm a happy camper.

Also Doc Martin! What a bunch of idiots! Cornwall is beautiful tho.

I’m about halfway through rewatching Midsomer Murders.

@@ABC1701A yup and Doc Martin lol

WTF CARES about PUBLIC TRANSPORT? Get a car!

​@@johnp139yeah. And sit for hours in traffic.

world class....... 😐nice try .

@@johnp139 "WTF CARES about PUBLIC TRANSPORT?" Nobody, in the USA. We use "public transit" here. And if you're traveling inside of a city, public transit is typically better than driving. We do need both, of course. There are some trips best done with a car, such as picking up groceries for the family once a week. But I'm a single man, and grew up in the Bay Area, so never had a need to learn how to drive. 🙂

@@kirbyd "world class.." Yup. One of many reasons why millions of international tourists come to the Bay Area every year. You're thinking of like Texas or Wyoming. In the Bay Area, yes, world class public transit.

I was going to recommend the same thing. Chicago is one of the best cities in the US for architecture buffs, and part of that is the big presence of Frank Lloyd Wright buildings in the area. Oak park has a ton, but there’s also the Robie House in Hyde Park (not to be confused with the Hyde Park in London of course)

@@jasonlescalleet5611 I was actually meaning to suggest Oak Park as a neighborhood, not so much one tourist site, but yes, Hyde Park is good too.

And some day a road trip to see FLW houses in nearby Wisconsin

😂😂😂 so true!

The problem with Brit reactors and our healthcare system is that there is so much more to it than they say. I know, it's a short video. But they typically leave their European audience believing a trip to our doctor is hundreds or thousands of dollars right then or you just won't get treated. I would much prefer they don't even approach the subject if you can't fully explain it or explain it a little better than that.

Proctology isn't covered unless it's a pre-existing condition.

@@BrLoc lol you'll get treated, but you'll be in debt 🤣😂

@@yaowsers77 Does no one commenting here have health insurance from their employers? I'm a U.S. citizen and have been working since age 16 (1987) and have had good health insurance from every job since age 19. I worked for a large supermarket chain and the insurance premiums were free. It was a PPO too and only had a $100/yr deductible. After deductible was met, I only paid 10% of all health care bills. Medications were either $5 or $10 depending on if they were brand name or generic. Oh yeah, and I only had to work 30 hrs per week to get these benefits. Dental insurance was the same. After graduating college in 2000, every job offered good insurance too. I know I'm not the only unicorn with good health insurance in the U.S. I can make an appointment with any physician because I have PPO and will get seen within the week most times if it's something serious, or within the month if it's something preventative. I pay about $85 every 2 weeks out of my paycheck for my benefits. Hubby has insurance from his job too and pays even less per paycheck. We have no kids.

I even had the Castle Cat ride around on my shoulder (mine was home in the states) while I toured the site.

Here where I live the primary color of the landscape is red. Red sandstone mountains..

Apparently y’all have never been to Alabama or Tennessee! GREEEEEEEN! It’s beautiful! Should check it out!

I do that too.🇺🇸

Dude. Olympic peninsula. (Mic drop)

Isn't it because of the island climate and the influence of the sea? I thought someone told me thats what makes Ireland look emerald green from outer space

And some highways have been just recently used for landing aircraft. 🙀 (Northern Virginia). After George Carlin did that bit on driveways and parkways, I Would have loved to hear him about that. We, in the US do have commuter rail trains that go much further out but because of freight, the commuter trains take a big hit on the topic of being reliable.. Brits def win when it comes to health related commercials. I thought it was just the US, but I’ve since heard that New Zealand also gets health related commercials. . I wonder if they use the same dumb commercials in a loop over there in NZ though? Hopefully they’re spared that holy he**.

​​@@catw6998As an American, I am so sick of the dumbass commercials here, especially pharma/COVID ones!🙄

​@@catw6998, From what I understand, only the US & NZ have adverts on TV for medications.

The US train system didn't decline because Eisenhower thought they were vulnerable, it declined because of decades-long concerted efforts and lobbying pressure by the automotive and oil industries to dismantle public transport infrastructure and make American cities fully dependent on private car ownership for transport.

Same. I read an essay a few years ago called "EVERYONE IS BEAUTIFUL AND NO ONE IS HORNY, MODERN ACTION AND SUPERHERO FILMS FETISHIZE THE BODY, EVEN AS THEY DESEXUALIZE IT. by RS Benedict" - search it up. It really digs into this phenomenon especially as a post-9/11 cultural phenomenon in USA film. American film has always favored artificial beauty but it's gotten Worse in the last couple decades. And now with AI, i think humans are going to be deemed obsolete, alas. 🙃

Don't sell the midwest short. There is the driftless region of southwest Wisconsin, SE Minnesota and NE Iowa. Also the lake superior highlands in Minnesota and the U.P. OF Michigan.

But you can see mountains, lakes, rolling hills, seaside all within an hour or two. And it's green.

I'm glad you admitted to the blah-ness of our country's center! Otherwise, I'd give both places top marks.

While the midwest is a bit less obviously pretty than some of the other parts of the US, don't discount the beauty of the prairies and rangeland of that area/

If he thinks ducks are bad, he really needs to stay away from geese, lol. Ouch!

I like chocolate & carmel combos the best!👍

Dear User-cy3ub1fq3o , his name is Laurence, not Lawrence.

@jovetj Lau, not Law, got it. God's Blessings, Irish

I'm a prairie girl from Manitoba and I totally concur with your relative. While I love trees, nothing but trees and rocks is not my idea of picturesque. 😅

In Iowa replace trees with corn, corn and more corn.

@@Anagrams458 , we lived in Winnipeg for six months while my husband finished his navigator training. I was cold all summer. By Hallowe’en, the snow was up to the bottom of the window sills and the path we shovelled for the mail carrier was up to my hips. I had a winter coat from southern Ontario and I thought I would freeze to death that winter. The wind along Portage and Main was brutal. We moved to Nova Scotia in December and while I loved Winnipeg, I was glad to arrive at a slightly less frigid base.

@@nancyjanzen5676 , my husband travelled across the prairies a few times when he got transferred, and he said it was nothing but corn in some areas. Being a female, I was smart enough to fly from the east coast to the west coast and back again on the next transfer.😂 of course, we needed our car, but still…

@macgrad1 yes, we have certainly experienced years like that. Not this year, though. Lots of above freezing temps and slush and muck. Not looking forward to what summer may bring. And still some people will pooh-pooh climate change 😏

We lost our power in the SF East Bay for 18 hours yesterday afternoon to this morning. No power, no central furnace. It was a cold morning. Dinner last night was peanut butter and jelly sandwiches. Breakfast this morning was peanut butter on Graham crackers. I was overjoyed when I heard the coffee maker turn on at 9AM when the power came back on. We need to work on our emergency menu.

When I visited Britain I was totally underwhelmed by British food. It's very similar to homemade food, but not very good home cooked food. Meh.

@@loistverberg900 I think it all depends on how you make it. For example, I'm not a huge fan of pozole (My wife is Mexican), but a couple minor changes make it very enjoyable without deviating from the core traditions. For example, browning the pork before putting it in the broth.

It is a low blow. There are many here that don’t have a problem with it. I’ve never had a problem.

I also never had a problem with it.

I disagree. As an European, eu member but non an English native speaker I prefer British music to American music. American has some great musicians and bands but nothing like Scottish, Irish and English musicians, in my opinion, of course.

​@@klimtkahloWell, of course, you are European.

You may need to separate music types. IMO the UK has better rock bands than we do.

@@Mick_Ts_Chick 'Rock' is a pretty wide category these days, too. Lots of my favourite sixties UK bands started out copying American artists. And there have been some great bands from the US too.

@@grahampaulkendrick7845 Yep, I love lots of our bands. The Doobie Brothers, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Journey, CCR, and Chicago spring to mind.

Thoroughly agree! Even a cot on Shetland is preferable to my aesthetician preference.

Usually love your videos! Please look up what country has the most medical advances like the MRI. NOT socialized medicine. What has NHS done for the world? Capitalism incentivizes new med technology. And please don't use one of the worst cities in our country, Chicago, for comparison to anything. Except violence...

Neither are great. One is full of incompetent gits who often do more harm than good (I'm beyond an expert on that subject), whilst the other will put you into serious debt if anything substantial occurs and you don't have decent health insurance.

You only *think* it couldn't happen in the US. You need to get out more.

Easier here in NEngland

For the win! 🇨🇦

So obvious which one was gonna win.

Yeah, healthcare is SO broken here in the US.

There are several biomes in my state, Oklahoma, alone. The southeast of the state can get pretty swampy, the northeast is hilly and green (called Green Country,) the middle of the state is windswept plains, and the west part of the state is more desert and red clay.

You may have experienced the red of the west, and the brown of the deserts, and the greens of the south. But, then there's the rarely talked about: Yellow Biome. Very few people outside of the Midwest talk about pine tree pollen season as a problem, but it can be devastatingly Yellow. I dare suggest that you have never experienced "yellow" until you've experienced a pine pollen explosion. This is a biome in-and-of-itself.

​@@brianstone6463😅

Real Texas girl or "I moved from New York" Texas girl?

@@TheLordOfNothing I’m more of a “That’s none of your business, how about you stay in your lane” Texas Girl. 😉

The Snickers called Rockin Road is very very close to our original Mars Bar! Dark chocolate, caramel, almonds....only the nougat is different

The smell of a Hershey bar reminds me of vomit! doesn't even come close to our European chocolate. Fact!