European Reacts to What Living in the USA is Truly Like 

Andre, why don’t you do a video showing us your town. I’m sure there are lots of beautiful sights and buildings to show us. Most Americans will never have the opportunity to see Portugal, and I’m sure seeing your town from your perspective will be fascinating.

I nearly died when he said "Loads of snow" meanwhile you can still see grass. 😂😂😂😂😂

I'm an American and have watched several of your reaction videos, seeing how much you love and appreciate my country makes me appreciate it more and realize how lucky I am, and I thank you for that, more Americans need to understand how good we really do have it here.

Being from northern New England I have to say nothing is better on French toast or pancakes than butter and REAL maple syrup.

4:30 There is a difference between inter city public transportation and cross country transportation.

One thing to know about Boston is that its metro area has the highest percentage of Portuguese speakers of any metro area in the US.

The climate in the north and south changes the style and appearance of home construction

Absolutely construction is different in different states. Florida houses are known for almost-flat roofs, concrete block construction, and a "hurricane band" of steel that works like a belt to hold it together in high winds. No basements because of the high water table. As you go north, roof pitches are steeper so the snow/ice comes off easier, and wood construction is preferred as you can put stronger and stronger insulation for the cold winter months. Many houses have basements or partial basements. As for style of home, yes, the Colonial style is big in the northeast, ranches (one floor) in the south, and splattered all over are Victorian, Mid-Century Modern, Tudor, Arts & Crafts....on and on.

Yes you're crazy. I love your enthusiasm for things we take for granted. I'm sure Portugal has equally beautiful places.

Wait - they think that’s what snow is like? Buwahahaha! In Lake Tahoe the ~average~ annual snowfall is just over 23 feet.

I liked seeing the guy wearing shorts with snow outside. I live in Denver Colorado & that's a pretty common sight around here in the spring. It can snow overnight, then get into the 50's or 60's the next day.

I took a train ride in the USA (from Texas to Ohio and back) just to be able to say that I had done it. I loved the train -- but the only draw back was that the train tracks nearly always go through the "back side" of many town -- people don't like to live next to train tracks --so you get views of junk yards and derelict places -- you won't get the views of the really nice parts of town -- but it is still a good way to travel because you get to see some nice views, too -- especially between towns. The country views are really nice.

The trains are nice, but it's a better system for the Eastern states. Once you cross the Mississippi cars or planes are better. The Amtrak doesn't go everywhere, so you would need to get a rental car to see more.

The ancient joke about a Boston (Bawston) accent: Pahk the cahr in Hahvahd yahd.

French toast is a dish of sliced bread soaked in beaten eggs and often milk or cream, then pan-fried. Alternative names and variants include eggy bread,Bombay toast, gypsy toast and poor knights (of Windsor).When French toast is served as a sweet dish, sugar, vanilla, or cinnamon are also commonly added before pan-frying, and then it may be topped with sugar (often powdered sugar), butter, fruit, or syrup. When it is a savory dish, it is generally fried with a pinch of salt or pepper, and it can then be served with a sauce such as ketchup or mayonnaise.

This train is nice but it's not public transportation, unless you consider planes and everything public transportation.

Riding Amtrak outside of the East coast corridor is a NIGHTMARE.

That’s the Northeast Corridor you’re seeing outside the train. It’s a huge mega-region that starts in Boston and ends at Washington DC. This region is a economic powerhouse with a large GDP of 3.2 trillion dollars in a year and its all connected by all types of transportation.

The building construction is different in different regions. I am a (retired) truck driver and I traveled extensively all over America (with the exception of Alaska and Hawaii) The USA is one country with many distinct cultures within its borders. It is really quite fascinating to experience traveling here.

When the US is playing Canadian teams, and that happens in hockey, baseball and soccer, the Canadian flag is present and the their national anthem is played along with the US national anthem.

Boston is completely unaffordable …unless you’re rich

The hockey teams that play each other are American team and Canadian teams. So the other countries flag is also represented and their national anthem sung, as well as the u.s. In baseball, we used to play 2 teams from Canada, now just one. Toronto. Same as in basketball, and soccer may play more than 1 team.. I think only football is just America. They have their own Canadian league that plays "American, in this case, " Canadian " football. There are videos online of when the mic failed during the national anthem (in Canada), the Canadian audience finished the sing. It was beautiful.

thats an Amtrak train they were riding on....they are for long train rides across states so they're completely different than the trains & transportation system in the cities to get to different parts of the city....I've taken an Amtrak train ride from Southern California to Washington DC....it was ok....the food wasn't the best & we were in a sleeper car at the end of the train so it was crazy small & bumpy....the views & stops were nice though....yes the houses in the Northern states & Southern states tend to be very different in construction....some of it has to do with weather conditions....I really appreciate that these people put the prices in their videos instead of just telling us that its less or too expensive compared to where people are from....french toast is a typical light breakfast or midnight snack made from bread that you dip in egg & milk then cooked in a pan & covered in powdered sugar & cinnamon & syrup & whatever else you want....21

By all means, ride the trains. It's the easiest way to really appreciate the size of the US, without exhausting yourself driving. Easy as flying, with better scenery.

You are right about the home construction, I live in Texas. Our houses are built to let heat OUT, and northern houses are built to keep heat IN. Where I live we don't have basements either, because the water is too close to the surface.

I’m from USA, state of Maine. My state is 2 states north of Massachusetts, Boston. It’s a beautiful city, lots of history. It’s where our revolution with England began and where the pilgrims in 1600’s came. so lots and lots of history.if it weren’t for the strength of Bostonian’s we would not have United States. remember, our buildings in New England are the oldest. Colonial. Texas wasn’t even a state yet. So our homes look very different.

Andre. I live in Louisiana. I’ve lived in Los Angeles and New York and New Orleans. I however love Sweden and love traveling to Orebro. You should tell us about life in your home town and Country.

I grew up in NYC and it’s near-in suburbs and my wife and I attended law school in Boston. That corridor is one of the few where rail makes sense. You don’t need a car in either city (you do in their suburbs - but as a tourist you don’t need one to see the city centers). The Acela (a more high speed version Amtrak than they took will take you to downtown Boston pretty quickly. And the cities are close enough that train (if on time which can be a struggle for Amtrak) is about as fast as going from city center to the airport 2 hours before your flight, doing all the security stuff, landing in Boston and then getting a cab or Uber to your hotel. That said, I wouldn’t take Amtrak outside the northeast corridor and even there it can be dicey as to being on time. There’s also something quintessentially American about driving between cities. But for NYC midtown to downtown Boston the Acela train is a good option. That said, 9 times out of 10 I’d still fly because there are so many shuttles leaving so often and the flight is very quick. When you said, “Boston is beautiful,” they were showing a pretty far out from Boston suburb. Westwood, MA is even outside even the 128-corridor outer ring road. Center of Westwood to Boston Commin is a 27 minute / 23 mile (37km) drive. Don’t get me wrong, Boston is great city to visit as a tourist and a perfect jumping off point for road trips into New England like Vermont, NH, the Maine coast. Also only a South African can say “lots of snow” for that few inches of nothing.

Andre, they are riding an Amtrak train. Something you could consider when you visit the US is to take an Amtrak around the country. You can book a package where you can get a scenic train across country and you can get off 10 times in 30 days. You could spend a couple days in different locations. There are train routes from NY to California and stop in different states. Texas, Colorado, Louisiana, Arizona, California, Oregon, Washington State and also DC, Florida. Something to look into. They are nice trains.

Here in the northern US, I'm in upstate NY, houses have steeper roofs so the snow slides off and the weight of the snow doesn't collapse the roof.

Andre, There's a old hockey joke, "you came to see a fight and a hockey game broke out." 😂 Twenty Juan 😂

LOL thats not "loads of snow". Thats a light dusting.

I love how Andre loves the yellow school buses. Sometimes, it really is the simple things in life that make it beautiful.

9:40 lol that's new york. Boston is the "pahk yah cah" accent.

We spent 10 days in Boston (actually stayed in Peabody). Boston was a great walking town. Shout out to Nick’s Pizza in Peabody.

The trains in the northeast are pretty decent, particularly those on the northeast corridor from Washington to Boston. I lived in Boston for ten years in the late 70s/early 80s. It is a beautiful city, but they are not in the city itself. They are in Dedham, which is also beautiful, but it is a country town compared to Boston itself(btw, Dedham has the oldest standing timber-frame house in the US, built in 1637.). Boston proper is much more densely built up. It's a very old city for the US, founded in 1630, and so it probably resembles a lot of European cities. Also, even though I lived there for ten years, I could never get the hang of the Boston Accent. Only those who grew up with it can do it properly. Bostonians take great pride in walking around in shorts and a T-shirt in the middle of blizzards! The snow on the ground in this video is a dusting by New England standards. BOSTON COLLEGE! My Alma Mater! I graduated from BC in 1981. 21!

Im a Bostonian and yes, Massachusetts is extremely beautiful , but it is SO EXPENSIVE to live in a good area, but it's still an amazing place to live. I hope on a day you can visit us. Saludos desde Boston, Massachusetts. (Spanish)

Not too far from Boston is Salem Massachusetts. The Salem witch trials from 1692. It’s most popular in October where many people dress up like witches, and it’s very pretty and quaint in the fall. (If your looking for ideas)

-2C in Boston isn't cold if it's not windy. Don't hurl ice at people! THe cousins live in a fancy suburb...but honestly, most of New England looks like that, more or less. Oldest housing stock in the US, dirt roads, trees, it's fab. Source: me.

You would love East Tennessee. It's Beautiful and you would like how friendly the people are. I am born and raised here

The National Hockey League is actually a combination of the United States and Canadian teams. That's why there was both the US and Canadian flags. We also sing both national anthems. Hockey is also one of the big sports in the US.

watching you salivate after that Nutella and Brioche had me dying ...thats why I rock with you because your reactions are so real and funny

Go do any diner thats open for breakfast and look on the menu for something called "all American breakfast" " breakfast platter" "classic breakfast". You'll typically end up with sausage links or Patty's, eggs, pancakes or French toast, and hashbrowns

The problem with public transportation in the states is there isn't enough of it. We're a vast nation and our car culture is king. I love trains and wish we had a greater network.

It must be pointed out that the breakfast they odered was enough for at least 4 people. Normally you each order one plate. The bill was actually fairly inexpensive for the number of entrees that were shown.

Some colleges show flags of the countries their players are from, to celebrate and honor them. If they were playing a team from Canada, they would also fly both US and Canadian flags.

The New England area has very different architecture from the south not only because of the weather and terrain but because it is the oldest settlement in the US. All the states and major cities are also closer together so the train systems and public transportation is much better. Tiny tidbit - in Louisiana we don’t have basements in our homes because the water table is so high. They would stay flooded. lol

Boston has a lot of American Patriotic history. Lots of Revolution era history also. Wonderful place to visit. Love their accents too lol

20:56 - "Why is there a Canadian flag there?" They could be playing against a Canadian team. Or they might just leave it up all the time if Canadian teams come there a lot.

Black pudding is from England and Ireland it made from pork, pork/beef blood mixed with pork fat and cereal and made into a sausage to eat.

People say public transportation is bad in America because it only really covers major cities. If you live in some small town or even some small cities public transportation does not really exist.

You should do the same NY to Boston trip. I live in Boston and it has so much amazing history. That station is literally down the highway from me. The yellow building with the flags is the new Westwood fire station.

Public Transportation in the U.S. is dependent on population density. Giant cities have decent public transport, but for some reason people outside the U.S. don't realize the impossibility of good public transportation in rural areas which is most of America.

Just as each state has it's own sort of culture, they each have a slightly different climate. For example, the house in the video has a basement. Houses in Florida cannot have basements because the water table is too high and the ground too soft. The houses further south, especially in Florida, have to be rated for extreme weather and hurricanes, while those further north do not need to be built for such conditions.

Long distance train travel is much better than subways and busses, but its quality will vary from state to state.

Amtrak is not exactly public transportation in the sense of using a city's subway or elevated train. It's more on the lines of a flight, but slower and cheaper, or a bus, but more comfortable.

Portugal is at the top of my list to see, I have a very romantic view of Portugal. I think you should show us your country.!

I heard your comment about taking a train. Traveling by train has been in my bucket list for a long time. Last fall, I was finally able to take the Auto Train from Lorain, Virginia to Sanford Florida. The Auto Train allowed me to put my car on the train while I traveled in comfort in a roomette that was a private compartment that could be converted to a sleeping room at night. The trip took 17 hours and I loved every minute of it. I may try the train trip from Chicago to the Rocky Mountains next.

hockey is now a national sport, not just the north and Canada.. in fact the Dallas (texas) Stars are currently in round 2 of the Stanly Cup playoffs. ..

More countries should build basements. They just make financial sense. Generally the most expensive part of a house is the roof, and a basement doesn't require any more roof space. You get another floor without using any more land. They stay much cooler since they're underground. They offer much more protection from natural disasters. It's only places where the water level is too high that basements don't make sense.

I just started watching some of your videos, and they make me smile. Thank you!

I live in California and have never noticed how blue the shadows of trees are in the snow. The aerial shot was lovely. I wish all Americans were as kind in their comments about America as you are. Thank you.

One reason we have such great food is that we have TWO food channels that show nothing but menu and food-related shows 24/7. It rubs off on you.

I'm American, and I have never tasted Nutella!....is that wrong?!😂😂😂🇺🇸❤️

I sure hope when you come to America that its a LONG holiday, because you will need 2 months to fit in everything you add with every reaction you do.

"Definitely a lot more food than we're used to eating" lol well they ordered two full meals for each of them. That had nothing to do with American serving sizes. :)

I have watched several of your videos and I must say I truly love your fresh outlook of US, it makes me stop to appreciate my surroundings and the rest of the country, so thank you❣️ I have subscribed but as a side note I wouldn't mind a tour of your country through your eyes🙏🏼 As in many countries the political climate here is very unstable and I'm hoping for a better future for my kids and their kids. Best wishes in what ever life brings you 🫶

Most people don’t live in houses that big, & yes they are different in every state, depending on the weather, & most every state has rich & poor areas & in between, depending on economy. Many major industries moved out of USA & left a ghost town. So many variable’s in different cities, landscape & money, weather, determines how livable.

The neighborhood at 11:40 is representative of many American neighborhoods all over.

If you take a train for longer distances, you can get a room or roomette. Then you get real food in a dining car. Amtrak is pretty well known for its good food, included in the price of your ticket.There are lots of YT videos showing this. I've been across country by train several times and up and down the eastern seaboard many times, as I lived in the area. Trains are great!

Take the train from Denver to Glenwood Springs Colorado and stay in the old Denver hotel (now Maxwell Anderson Hotel).

The east coast is the only place where you’ll find trains and subways that are like this and there’s very little public transportation available outside of the upper east coast. They government and state governments are trying to make more better transportation available across the country but it takes time and money and the cooperation of everyone involved to make it happen so for now we are limited but the country is working on it. As far as I know

Building is designed according to the region and weather. Different styles of architecture throughout the nation.

If you come to Chicago, Andre, you should check out the Chicago Amtrak station. A bunch of the Amtrak stations were built a long time ago when there was a lot more funding for public services and there was this big ideal about U.S. train riders riding in style. So they're big, fancy buildings that probably wouldn't get built for a government-subsidized service in today's funding climate. I will also say that the Amtrak is AMAZING, but the problem is that Amtrak doesn't serve most cities so you only get it if you live in one of the cities on the train route. Biden just approved a big infrastructure package to hopefully expand Amtrak service to more cities, though! My favorite Amtrak train route is the Empire Builder. It starts in Chicago and takes three days to go all across the Midwest to the West Coast. The train track runs through national parks and Indian reservations where cars can't go, so I just hang out in the lounge car with my laptop for three days watching all these crazy forests and mountains and wild horses and Native American ritual sites go by. There's this interesting train culture where people talk to each other on the train too, so I always make at least one new train buddy when I take a long route. They're always super-interesting people too.

Suburbs are basically the same everywhere, but the construction is different depending on where you go and what the ancestry is of the people that settled that area, for the most part. Boston is one of the most historical places in the country when it comes to the colonies. So, it has a lot of English feeling architecture. Also, they have basements. Most homes in the south dont have a basement. Like they say, every country is like a different little country within the whole of the country. Some states, like Texas and California, are different depending on where you are in the state. Its hard to grasp. I hope you get here one day to experience it for yourself.

Another European youtuber reacted to this video and was shocked at how much they paid for that breakfast - I would point out they got at least three entrees between the two people, maybe four. Their egg/toast/sausage/beans plates were each one entree per person and those pancakes are another one (those are not a side dish sized portion) and the french toast plate looks like a side dish portion but I'm not even sure about that. They got a LOT of food between just the two of them!

Public transportation is almost non-existent away from cities.

if you end up in the Midwest, I highly recommend Chicago, Illinois for a stop, as well as Omaha, Nebraska. Good examples of how cities are throughout the region. plus, loads of history in both.

They are obviously NOT from New England. ;-) That amount of snow is negligible. Oh, and it's NOT cold either !! They also do not know that you DO NOT throw ice !! You can hurt someone very badly !!

8:33 you got something messed up Texas is not a hot state. It’s a mix seasonal state. It has blazing heat, freezing cold weather. It rains in hails there and they also have drought. So no it’s not just a state that has a mixed season on an extreme scale. Unlike other states that’s just either or

As an American, I recognized the pancakes, but not their French Toast. Typical French Toast is cooked in egg and then you pour syrup over them. I haven't seen them with chocolate. As for "Americans are good at desserts", well... a lot of the sweet things you react to aren't desserts to us. They're main dishes. :)

Big cities like Boston and New City are expensive. That breakfast would be expensive in most other places but it also was too much for just two people.

I’m from New Hampshire and Boston is beautiful. I also lived on Cape Cod in Massachusetts, which is lovely. Construction is different everywhere. New England has beautiful architecture and history everywhere you go. At least there isn’t much snow, so they enjoy Boston.

BTW my bro in law is a descendant of Peter Fransisco. A hero of the American Revolution and born in Portugal.

Yes, the construction is different in the North and South of the US. As you guessed, it is because the houses in the north are designed to conserve heat, and houses in the south are designed to release heat.

The style of architecture varies drastically from region to region. The cultures that settled in the area as well as the weather create the different styles. We have deserts like Death Valley and swampy, humid and snap cold wind sheer of Minnesota and the Dakotas. You can't build the same way in the different weather issues..

Andre, do a brief video of who you are and what made you want to start reacting to videos.

Boston has a very distinct way of speaking as they don’t use the R sound at all and replace it with an A sound. They love the Red Sox and are a bit rude but it’s normal, they also say wicked a lot for some reason.

Those people were on the Amtrak between NYC and Boston. Amtrak is better than the commuter trauns or subway.

Northern states need more pitch in the roof due to snowfall, they're built quite robust, snow is heavy, warmer climates you don't need the steep pitch.

The California Zephyr, which runs from Chicago to Omaha to Denver to Salt Lake City to Reno to just outside of San Francisco and dozens of places in between is probably the best way to see the sheer beauty of the US countryside. It's 51.5 hours and just over 2,400 miles long, or roughly the driving distance from Lisbon to Minsk. You can also attach a separate trip from New York to Chicago if you want the full length trip. There's a fast and slow version, the slow version adding 28 hours to the trip and the fast one adding 19.5 hours. It also adds an extra 710 miles to the mile, making the trip longer than that from Lisbon to Moscow in a car.

Many regions around the country have different styles. *Most* are wood frame, but rock and stucco are common in areas without as much timber readily available

My family came from a lower class suburb on the outskirts of Boston. Such neighborhoods are heavily Irish. So many parishes.

They are in one of the most expensive places in the USA. The breakfast was for 3 people but they wanted to try several different items for the experience. I was surprised they bought the "English Breakfast" instead of something more American, but when in the New England states it's not unusual to find English foods. Where I live in the central part of Florida I could buy a similar breakfast for 3 people, likely just as good or better, for half of that amount of money.

Construction is very different depending on which part of theUS they are in. Here in the northeast we are built to withstand hurricanes, Nor’easter storms and to keep warm in winter and cool in summer. The basement is used to keep cool in summer, many have kitchens as well.

I'm Texan, but I love all my fellow states. I'm so happy to see you showing love for them too, Andre! I enjoy seeing people visit all over the US. :)

I took a trip on Amtrak from Tampa, Fl. to San Jose, Ca., and then back, a few months later. It was a real adventure, and yes, you're correct. U.S. has a wide variety of terrain.

New York City to Route 128 outside of Boston is 212 miles [340 km]. The scheduled time is 3 hours 45 minutes.

2:40 Advanced booking Amtrak tickets are relatively inexpensive for most regional routes but cross-country (coast-to-coast) trains generally cost more than a plane ticket.

I love that they play music in their video.