Hi Joel & Lia! 1st we have tiny roads here in the US & I call them horse & buggy roads because its obvious that the roads were never updated. Not all states are like this but I know of a few that are. I grew up in Barre ,Vermont there is a road nicknamed suicide hill.it is a hill/ of a mountain 1 way no guardrails. There is a cut where u can try to pull to the side but if ur not near it it is dangerous. Vermont has harsh winters so they block the road in the wintertime. Vermont has an inspection law & I think other New England states do a well.an inspection is just like the mot u have. Also the states who do inspections have a sticker under there rearview mirror every time it comes up u have to go to a mechanic I'm not sure if there is a fee I think it's not much but if it doesn't pass u have to pay the mechanic for whatever is wrong. im not sure what that lady was talking about because there are laws here in the US to prevent non drivable vehicles from being on the road the only odd thing I have seen is a car without a hood but the cops if they see u they will give u a ticket 🤔 Also Vermont has or is trying to pass a law that if ur vehicle is older then 2000 then u can't drive it.a friend of mine had to lease a car because her van will not pass that law.sadly she has passed away just a few months ago.as for greetings here in the US yes u have to be careful because some will give there life stories. I'm constantly asked if I'm ok because of my health issues, I know they don't want to hear how I'm truly feeling so I respond with im fine or doing the best I can.i even do this with my husband who knows me so well he will tell me no ur not don't lie to me.but I get tired of answering the truth because it wouldn't be a good answer.ok my solution to a cold drink is to put it I the freezer then u can have a slushy. Plus in doing this ur drink becomes the ice.i like lemonade & I put it in the freezer.bottle spring water put it in the freezer. I learned when I lived in south Florida to put everything in the freezer or refrigerator. if u don't u will have a bug problem. I love cool ranch doritos & I put them in the freezer. I don't like them any other way. 🙂 crushed ice is only in some places but others have cubes depends where u go 🙂 yes McDonald's has refills as far as I know.we don't go to fast food because there not good for u & we rather spend our money at mom & pop places putting money back into the community but with covid & my health we have gone to subway but I stay in the car & my husband goes in & gets what we want then we eat while he drives or we find a place & park & eat.im in the low immune system category so if I got covid I would probably die.just like if I get the flu I could die. Any illness that a healthy person would get & be ok for me it could kill me.if I go into a store just because I just want to look around or walk a bit.i wear a mask & gloves.just a bit of info sorry didn't mean to go off.🙂
In the US, we say..."rent a car" instead of "hire a car". When we hear "hire a car", we automatically think that you've hired a car service that includes a driver.
That's an interesting linguistic and dialectic difference between the two countries. In the US, the word "hire" involves a living human being to perform a task or do a job. In the UK, the way I understand it, they would only say "rent" in the case of the thing being rented being an inanimate object that you can't use to do something else, like furniture.
Probably Florida, the land of homemade vehicles! You can literally register anything that moves in Florida and not have inspections. The best state to live for car enthusiasts who like to modify cars. Also no front plates!!! (I’m from ny, you will be pulled over for no front plate!)
Technically, they are the law in most places, but not every state or county enforces them. It tends to be more enforced in areas where there are enough police to be able to physically check the dates on your sticker.
Yes - agree. The Uber driver thought you had picked up on her being out of sorts and started her tale partly to let you know it wasn’t you then proceeded to confirm that by explain by divulging more detail than she normally would. Unless she’s a compulsive oversharer, I bet she took your casual “y’right?” as noticing her and was grateful to be seen.
Only 15 states require safety inspections. I was shocked to learn this. I've lived in three states, and they all have them. I thought it was everywhere. Apparently, it's not.
@@robnlarie and newer cars about every 3 or more years. Older cars usually every year. Smog check does not necessarily check your brakes or lights only contaminant levels being released.
I grew up in NH where annual inspections were required and moved to FL where I was shocked to learned they are not. Smoke can be pouring out of your exhaust and pieces can be falling of as you drive down the higway and it's perfectly acceptable!
The American version is "How ya doin'?" or "How's it goin'?" Usually responded to by saying the same thing back to them. Not much difference, really. The other responses above are completely correct. "Are you OK?" IS an invitation to tell more...
I wish someone had taught me to drive a manual. I learned on automatics and have had them ever since. Track days would be so much more fun with a manual transmission.
Yaright is a way of saying hi I don't understand why Americans have a problem with this. What's up. We understand that it's a way of saying hi. We don't feel the need to look up
Simon Powell: I’m an American and I don’t have a problem with you saying that at all. You do you and I’ll do me. It’s what makes the world so interesting! 😃 🌎
They still can't sort out the ice. We just like our drinks really cold. That's it. There isn't any underlying reason. It's hot here, cold drinks are refreshing, the end.
@@abcxyz8116 How rude of you! We lived in the States for two years and it always annoyed people who served us with drinks when we said 'No ice'. That was because we were getting a full glass of whatever rather than a partial fill. So, is it you who is the idiot? In the UK, drinks are served very cold but with a few cubes of ice to maintain the low temperature if that's what you want. You are always asked if you want ice.
@@diamondlil7819 We often get free refills in the U.S. Ice is not an issue. And many drinks in the UK are NOT served "very cold." Your concept of "very cold" would be "slightly chilled" in the States, especially in the warmer regions.
@@diamondlil7819 As an American who lived in England (and Europe) I can attest that the vast majority of soda pop in the UK is served lukewarm. Nowhere even close to anything cold, let alone "very cold".
@@rondooron8213 LOL, you obviously attended inferior establishments. All my drinks have been served cold enough that there has been condensation on the glass. And you can ask for ice if that's what you want.
Right? Those thoughts always remind me of the My Fair Lady song, "Why Can't the English Teach their Children how to Speak." ... why in America they haven't spoken it for years. lol
@@yvonnepalmquist8676 I think it was George Bernard Shaw who said "When the Americans are finished with the English language it's going to look as if it's been run over by a musical comedy"
Like Minnesota and Wisconsin, Boston, New York City, all have different accent. Southern accents like Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama and Georgia, North Georgia and South Carolina, North Carolina, North Florida, Miami Fl. Then there are the Virginia’s like West Virginia and Virginia. Also Dutch Pennsylvania accent. The Alaska Yupik accent.
In America we have the D.O.T. (Department of Transportation), and some States require your car to pass an emissions tests and other safety requirements (tires, blinkers, etc.).
Car inspections in the U.S. depend on the state, sometimes even the county. In Ohio, they used to have emissions testing, but only the less politically-connected counties had to do it -- other counties, with equally disgusting air quality, didn't have to...
Car inspections are a thing. It depends on the state. Minnesota where i live doesn't have it. But my relatives down in Texas have I think yearly inspections and its not free.
Florida does not have emissions test. And we did away with the registration fee which was $250 we only have an annual renewal fee...it was counterproductive
I spent two weeks in Great Britain and you are right, I was shocked at how narrow the roads were. Every night my aunt and I would have an alcoholic drink and celebrate we drove all day without an accident! LOL
I laughed so hard about the ice! 😂 the weather does not determine the kind of ice (cubed/crushed). Rather, it’s each business’ preference. By the way, crushed ice is the best
You're right it really isn't based on the weather. In Montana (which gets very cold, just like Minnesota) even in the dead of winter restaurants will still give you ice in your drink unless you specifically ask them not to. Though I would say in winter its more common for people to ask for no ice
Exactly. We do ice here in the US. I have to ask for ice when I go to the UK and I usually say "fill up the glass please" and yes, I tip, so there you go.
In Texas, we're required to have a car "state inspection" every year, which sounds like the equivalent of your MOT. If you don't get your car inspection done by the deadline, you'll get a ticket. I can't speak for other states, but it's a requirement in Texas.
Here is one major thing people need to understand about the US. There are two major governments (Federal and state). What the federal government does not regulate is up to the states to take control. One state does not describe the rest of the nation.
In America when you ask someone “you all right?” It’s more of a question based on an observation of something being wrong with someone. Like they look sad or hurt, then you would ask “Are you all right?”. That’s probably why you got the sad answer from the Uber driver. But here in America we say “How are you?” Or “How are you doing”. This would usually give a quick response of “doing ok”, or doing alright, how about you”, or “doing good”. We also call a stick shift a manual. My family usually say “no ice”or “little ice please” I showed my children the difference with how much you get when your cup is filled up with ice first verses when it’s not. We don’t say “hire” when it comes to a thing/object, we say “rent”, like “I’m going to rent a car”, we say “hire” when it means a person, like “I’m going to hire a driver”.
In the UK, it is like that for those of us over 35. I have to constantly judge how old someone is to know whether they are sincerely worried about me or whether they are using it as a greeting.
It's an exaggeration that in the UK we say "you all right/ok" to any stranger in any situation. You might say it to an elderly person you don't know, you might say it to someone walking around your shop/yard, you might say it from man to female if she looked in distress..However, a man would not say it to a healthy male stranger as you would be treated as nuts or with suspicion. Perhaps tourists get it a lot because they look lost or whatever.
In 1991 my wife was HORRIFIED when we were in the UK and outside restaurants there were dozens of prams(strollers) with babies but parents were inside eating.
Re: MOT -- Each state regulates the safety requirements. I live in Texas and we have an annual state inspection that must be passed in order to get insurance and license plates renewed. Having a federal (instead of central) form of government makes it more complicated. Some states do not have safety inspections, some only require license plates on the rear of the car, some front & rear. We have to learn what changes if we make an interstate move.
No just no. We have to have a car inspection here EVERY year. Everything has to be working and pass an emissions test to be sure your exhaust is not polluting.
It’s not the same. You alright is a closed question. We expect nothing more than a yes or no in response. However, how are you. Is an open question😱horror. It’s giving you the chance to wax lyrical 😂
"You right (or alright)?" is like American's saying - "How are you?" - No one expects you to say anything back but "OK, how are you". Not go into a dissertation about your life.
'You alright?' is more of a London/Southern thing. In the North we'd normally say 'How are you?' unless we had a very broad dialect and say 'Eh up?' or 'Nah then?'
A man dangling from a construction vehicle 7 stories high, when unexpectedly, a person in passing looks up and yells loudly: Hey, Mate! You alright? Yeah, I'm good!
In the US we say, "How you doing?" or "How are you?" as a greeting, and people just respond, "Fine," no matter if they are doing well or not. Yes, free refills at McDonald's and most places like that if you eat it there. Most places these days have self-serve drink machines, but not all do. Whataburger is the best!!!!
True on all these except Whataburger. I grew up in Texas and NEVER, EVER understood why anyone would eat there. But, I understand that that's just my personal opinion. I mean, I like the chili at Wendy's but most people I know would rather eat dirt. Anyway.....
@@LynnsRU-vid I believe if you say "HI, how are you?" in all one tone, it is generally understood to just be a greeting. A typical response is "Fine, and you?" Whereas if you accent one of the words such as ARE or YOU or DOING, " How ARE you doing?" I would understand you actually intended to want me to answer the question.
We call it standard shift as well. That’s how I learned. Love it! Massachusetts has an annual inspection. Emissions and safety. Does all of that. It is $35 a year.
Nigel Marvin it is so great to learn manual transmission. When I travel to Europe I am then able to rent any car. It is getting harder and harder for people to buy stick shift cars in the US. ☹️
@@heatherjones1423 What I find unfortunate is that Americans seem to think of a car with a manual transmission as a "hot rod" -- something intended to be driven fast and, to at least a degree, recklessly. Additionally, some of the newer safety features just aren't available on cars with manual transmissions. I've come to appreciate adaptive cruise control and blind spot warnings (I can't turn my head very well any more), but surely they could be incorporated into a car with a manual.
@@marvindoolin1340 I was told by the salesman, when I was shopping for a new car with a manual transmission, that the reason these cars don't come with all the bells and whistles is because most ppl looking for them are wanting a lower price vehicle to begin with and putting all the extras on them only increases the price thus defeating the purpose. He told me IF I was willing to wait for the next year's model I could make a special order and have the extras added when it's built. The very first brand new car I bought was a stick that didn't even have A/C. This was in 1985. If I remember correctly the price for an automatic was around $8,500 and the stick I bought was only $7,000. I wish cars were that inexpensive now 35 yrs later lol. The 2nd brand new stick I bought was in 2009 and it did have some bells and whistles as well as A/C but it cost around $16,000 so in just 24 short years the price of basically the same car increased by $9,000. That's a big change lol.
@@babygrandma8654 Yep. I think I predate you by a little. Our first new car was a 1967 Malibu with a three-speed column manual. I don't know when cruise control became available with standard transmissions, but our first was a 2004 with a five-speed. Our last with a standard transmission was a 2009 Subaru, our second Subaru (of four, so far). I tried to order a pickup with a standard a few years ago, and the salesman told me that I could order it, but so far they'd had no luck in getting one delivered in a number of years. I ended settling for an automatic.
Unless you do what some people in jersey do and that’s if you know your car will fail inspection just pay off the gas station attendant and he’ll put an inspection sticker on your car. It’s illegal but I know people who have done it. Lol
@@princesskkay221 In Jersey cars newer than 96 only need to pass emissions test and anything older doesn't even need a sticker. The newer cars get plugged in through the obd2 port and its its getting increasingly harder to get a shop to issue a sticker when it wont pass.
I’m just about to buy a new fridge and I’m trying to decide if I want an ice maker and water dispenser or not. It will require plumbing work because my house is old and isn’t set up for the fridge to be connected to the water line. I kind of want it for the convenience, but at the same time, I hardly ever use ice. If a drink is in the fridge and already cold, I can’t be bothered. Things that Joel and Lia cause you to ponder...
The ice maker in the freezer can't keep up with our ice demands, so we have a countertop ice maker that makes 26 pounds of ice per day. I have to have my water full of ice.
Oh wow! I just left a comment saying Oklahoma has the vehicle inspections. I haven't lived in Oklahoma for about 30 years so I didn't know they had done away with that. It was a thing when I lived there.
You can get free refills anywhere in the US, McDonalds included. Also ice comes in all sorts of shapes depending on the place. Cubed, crushed, cylindrical (those ones are the most fun to get when you're a kid).
One of the problems in Europe with free refills. Is V.A.T. If the tax inspector comes and finds a discrepancy, between the amount of drink coming into the business. And the amount shown on the till roll. They automatically assume the business is selling it for cash and not putting it through the till. Avoiding tax.
When I was a teen I worked in several sit down restaurants. We were also allowed to have as much soda as we wanted when we were working from the fountain, no questions asked.
I’m American born and raised. I visited London and The Netherlands in 2016. Biggest culture shocks- drinks not being served with ice, having to request tap water at restaurants or else they will give you sparkling water and the fact that they don’t sell Cheez-Its. Those three things blew my American mind. Also no tipping and tax being included in the price of things. Crazy. Commercials are also very different. Tv in general was different. Driving and traveling to other countries in a short amount of time was crazy to me. My favorite culture shock though is the history. I saw and visited places that were older than America itself. Incredible.
Hmm, not here in Virginia. We would ask How are you? As a greeting but “Are you alright?” would indicate that you are concerned something might be wrong.
@@cjohns4109 That is still something that they dont get.America is huge and what you hear one American say doesnt mean it applies to all Americans that live in particular cities and states.
I feel like it's all in the wording in the U.S we'll say "Hi, how are you?" as a greeting and get a "im fine" or "good and you?" back if its just a greeting between two strangers but saying "You alright?" as a greeting is never really heard of. The word "alright" seems to hold more weight or meaning to it for most Americans ,therefore, they think you are actually asking them for an honest response of how terrible or not their life has been. Anyways, HI FROM FLORIDA ❤️
Interesting reading: To save copper, Britain adopted the ring main system, with sockets connected sequentially, but this meant each connection needed its own fuse. Instead of putting the fuses in the sockets, they were included in the plugs themselves. Hence the UK's bigger plugs.
We have something similar to MOT in the state of Massachusetts. It's a yearly safety inspection where you get a decal on your windshield (which shows an expiration month 1 year after the inspection).
Lisa Cisneros every state has that. I have no idea what the woman in the video is talking about. Every state like mine in NY has one sticker for registration and one for inspection. States vary as to placement on the car.
The US has what is called the DOT. Department of Transportation. Each state manages their division separately according to local regulations. I can't say that EVERY state has yearly inspections, but I can say that NY does. You will be pulled over by the cops if they see you driving with a missing door. lol. That being said, I do know that there are some states that don't require vehicle insurance, which sounds nice until you get into an accident.
James Kelley I too live in NY and have police family members. You would be pulled over in my suburb at a minimum with no door or no tail lights. I have no idea what that woman in the video clip was talking about. Plus as I mentioned NY requires inspection and registration stickers. I believe all the states now require inspection at least for emissions. NY tests emissions, brakes, etc. in fact hard to cheat as in recent years diagnostic test goes directly to Albany. People do nit realize that with 50 states regulations may vary as setup almost like independent countries. Some have stickers on windows and some in rear plates. Some states like NY require front and rear plates, some do not. Many other minor differences in states. In NY roof running lights turned on is illegal as is plastic cover in rear plate, people still do it but not enforced.
@@clevelandmaker386 Why would you be shocked about Lia not being single? She is a beautiful, talented woman who is in a good relationship with a great man.
1 shock for Brits in the USA is probably the lack of good bread in our grocery stores. Amazing as an American to visit these small Scandinavian countries and see all the delicious breads and pastries that are sold everywhere.
Ah yes you have uncovered that sneaky way restaurants save money. The more ice they put in the glass, the less soda they have to put in the paper cups.
In America we don’t normally have plug off on switches. The reason why they are a good idea is that even when off electrical appliances will still draw a small amount of electricity.
In America just about everybody gives you free refills ! Unless you're in a Drive-Thru . Just for the record in Most states if you drive with your blinker not working correctly or your tail lights or your headlights out or youre missing a door a cop can and probably will pull you over and cite you. And this also goes for an expired tag and also the lack of insurance. Well TBH, if someone asked me are you okay? I would naturally assume they detect something that makes me not okay like I'm stressed or sad and I would respond. But here in the states it's not uncommon just to say hi... and the other person just respond with a smile and keep walking
Years ago, I was pulled over for an expired tag. It was just four days past my birthday. I thought that as long as it was still within the month you were born, you were ok. Boy was I wrong! I didn't have the money for E-check. My grandma found out I couldn't afford it and gave me the money. As luck would have it, I got pulled over before I could make it there and slapped with an $80.00 ticket. The kicker was that,and I'm telling truth, I was on my way to E-check. I didn't have the $20.00 for the test, and now I had to come up with $80.00 within 48 hours. Then I still had to buy the tags.
@@dramaqueenlp not a driver's license, tags. Tags in Ohio are good for only one year. Your birthday is the last day you can legally drive that car until the tags are renewed. Driver's licenses are good for four years.
@@karlamackey4675 But again, like I said, vehicle tags are based on when you purchased the license plates and have nothing to do with your birthday (in illinois), that's why I'm confused. Apparently this is an ohio thing though, as I looked it up. That's just weird. What if you buy a car in march and your birthday is in april, do your tags only last 1 month?
We have MOT here in the US. It’s a state by state thing. We call it an inspection sticker. I live in South Carolina and we don’t have to have one. North Carolina does though.
For your question about ice in Minnesota, we still get a lot of ice in our drinks. It can get quite warm in the summer but even in the winter, we still get a glass full of ice.
Not in Florida LOL you can literally drive anything you want. Tons of homemade vehicles in Florida. Other states like California, you cannot modify anything on the vehicles. Majority of states have some sort of yearly inspections.
In Massachusetts we need inspections every year. My daughter's year old car was taken off the road for a broken mirror and she couldn't drive it unit it was fixed.
An inspection isn't quite the same as an MOT check. Inspections in the US are basically, as long as your lights and breaks work, you'll pass in most places. It's a much more technological process of checking in the UK.
Depends on the McDonalds...usually the only ones that have free refills are the ones with a soda fountain out in the dining room. The ones where drinks are only available from behind the counter usually don't have free refills. Remember that some McDonald's are franchised and some are corporate owned and they all operate somewhat differently. In fact, some McDonalds still have the fried apple pies from decades ago, even though they were "officially" discontinued ages ago.
@@LouieDoesaThing Every McDonalds we go to in Tennessee has the apple pies. Maybe it is a northern thing. Also, I have never seen a McDonald's that charges for refills. Even in the best I ever been to..the one next to Disney land in Florida.
An overlooked culture shock for an American traveling to the UK (as well as other places in Europe) is the hotel rooms. In the bathrooms there usually aren’t any wash rags so you have to either pack your own or soap up with your bare hands which I feel just doesn’t clean as thoroughly as using a rag. Often, the showers have partial rigid screens instead of shower curtains which don’t seem to keep water in the tub the way a shower curtain does when taking a shower. Another thing is that the hotel beds usually don’t have top sheets; there’s just the mattress sheet and then a thick comforter/duvet. I like to sleep under a cover and the duvet would be fine if it’s chilly, but in the summer time, a lot of British hotels don’t have the best air conditioning if they even have it at all so you have to choose between being exposed or sweating while you sleep.
crazy that a lot of European countries don't have AC. I can understand it to a degree in Britain -- although even at 75 degrees, if your building is designed to trap in heat, it might be 80+ inside!! Why would you not want AC??? But apparently, even in places like southern Italy and the south of France, AC is not common!! Come on, France, you guys are 80% nuclear power, you can run AC all you want without worrying about pollution!!! Like here in California, we can run the AC with reckless abandon because we're 85+ percent solar in spring and summer. 🙂
Here in Fla we called it a Motor Vehicle Safety Inspection. You had to take your car to a County Safety Inspection Station every year when you renewed your Registration and License Plate. You had to have proof of drivers license and insurance and you car had to pass all of the requirements to get your inspection decal that would displayed on your windshield. If your car didn't pass inspection you had 30 days to fix the issue and if you were caught driving on an expired inspection decal law enforcement would impound your car. But the state did away with inspection decals and inspection stations.
"if you get a cup of ice then what have I paid for?" Me: a healthy snack of ice with a cola marinade 😋😋(it's hot as hell you chew that ice like no tomorrow)
At fast food spots, Most beverages are free refils. Even if they dont have the machine where you can get it yourself you can just walk back up to the counter and just ask for more.
I stopped going to Five Guys when I moved down to Virginia. I found a place called Cookout that's just the same if not better for half the price and way more items on the menu.
@@johnjacob688 My son took me to one near I saw a roach crawling up the leg of the table next to me. I tried one here in Charlottte, NC. Same opinion. You might as well get a spoon and a can of lard and eat it.
In my state, we do have emissions tests, but every other year. I know that some states require that cars pass or maintain a minimum safety requirement.
@@marshsundeen Yeah,Im American as well and I can tell the difference.I mean its not difficult to hear difference.As an American you may not be able to name the accent but you can definetly hear the variances.lol
Condiment packets being called “sachets” is a trigger for me! A sachet is a scent package that you put in your luggage or wardrobe to keep your clothes smelling fresh.
UK plugs and sockets are very safe. The earth pin is longer than the live and neutral pins. When the earth pin is inserted into the plug sockets it forces a plastic shield to open the way for the other two pins to be inserted. It is not possible to poke anything into the live and neutral holes until something has been inserted into the earth socket. Because it is possible to put a finger across the live and neutral plug pins and insert the plug into a socket top quality plugs have plastic sleeved live and neutral pins. This means it wont connect up until a tiny gap smaller than a finger is all that remains. These sleeves are colour coded on top quality plugs to help DIYers wire them up the correct way round.
New York is considered a "Nanny" state when it comes to vehicle inspections. A comprehensive safety inspection and emission test via On-Board Diagnostics. NY is at the higher end close to what MOT sounds like. Other states, especially some rural states have considerably less or none at all.
We have both emissions tests & safety inspections yearly at least here in NY. They check to see if your vehicle is safe to be on public roads. I can’t imagine how that isn’t the same everywhere but of course as we’ve seen unfortunately that too many people don’t care about public safety or are ignorant.
We don’t have it in Maryland, which is surprising since we tend to have similar levels of intrusive government as other deep blue states like NY. We have emissions inspections every couple years and state safety inspections are required at the sale of a vehicle, but that’s it.
You Brits need to realize that the United States is kind of run like 50 separate countries in a way. Not all of them have to adhere to the same rules on everything... unless it's a federal law or federally mandated, (that would then be across the board in all states)...so I guess we're not so "United" afterall. LOL 🇺🇸
Maureen R, Thank you. Each state is that different. Cities like New York and Chicago have so many different ethics neighborhood s that it is like half of the world is in our backyard and brought all of their food. From primary school all the way through college we have foreign exchange students studying in the states and living with us. I knew people from Germany, South Korea, England, and Mexico, long before I ever attended college. I can get Chinese, Mexican, Japanese, Italian, Indian, Greek, and more just within my own city. The English dialect of the Midwest is the same standard accent in the US but is one of many, and that is before you add the accents of foreigners. I could spend a year traveling the country and still for nd there is more about the US to discover.
"You Alright." is the Brit equivalent to "How ya/you doing?" or the Western version, "Howdy" which is a strange contraction of "How do you do" In America we do have plugs with built in circuit breakers (safety switch) which can act as an on/off. Often you will find these plugs installed in locations where water is more likely to make contact, like a shower or kitchen.
They're called GFCIs. Ground Fault Current Interrupters. You ALWAYS find them at pools, kitchen sink area, bathrooms. Wherever people are wet. It's National Electrical Code mandated.
@@jimzecca3961 It really depends. All ours do in my town, but one of them(at least the used too) had the soda fountain behind the counter and you had to ask for a refill.
We do have plug switch in Australia also. The reason for this is the higher voltage in Australia and the UK (220-240), so you switch off before you plug anything in and then switch on to avoid any casualty, while in the US voltage is just 110-120.
@@cloverite That's a good explanation. It's just not the way I want to interact with other human beings. I want people to respond to me, and vice versa.
@@ey1806 It isn't the most sensible way of interacting, though. People in parts of the American South call all fizzy drinks "cokes." That is their way, but it still is not the best method of communication.
"You alright?" is the same kind of thing in America, or at least "How you doing?" or "How's it going?"; I don't know why people apparently are ignorant of it.
The reason we (the uk) have the on and off switch on a socket is because our sockets have a higher voltage then other places . Also each socket shares the same copper cable back to the supply so the switch is a safety measure.
Hey! I live in Maryland. A state on the eastern coast of the US. In Maryland we have a program that is required every 2 years. It’s called the VEIP, which stands for Vehicle Emissions Inspection Program. It requires you to take your car into a certified inspection station that will run diagnostics on your vehicle to see what if anything is wrong with your car. It is in partnership with the Maryland Department of Environment. VEIP is designed to reduce the carbon footprint within the state of Maryland and the it helps protect our forests and waterways. One thing that we are known for is the Chesapeake Bay. In order to protect the wildlife the depend on the Chesapeake, VEIP was put in place to reduce all the poisonous gases and chemicals that leaks and are omitted from bad vehicles that leak into our streams and rivers and eventually into the Chesapeake. As well as other tributaries. By requiring inspection of vehicle emission systems every two years and repair of vehicles that fail to meet emissions standards, VEIP significantly reduces vehicle emissions that contribute to Maryland’s air quality problem of ground-level ozone.
Michael Windett But VEIP *only* checks emissions. It was surprising for me when I moved to Maryland from Pennsylvania. Up there, you have to get your brakes, transmission, the *whole deal* checked every 2 years. Maryland only requires a full inspection when you sell the car.
The accent thing I totally get. Im from Massachusetts and we have the “north shore” accent the “south shore” accent, the Boston accent, in Boston the “southie” accent, the Worcester accent, the Fitchburg/Leominster accent, and the western Mass accent. The “MOT” many states do have a paid “inspection” that you have to have to make sure its safe as well
When my first child became more mobile at home, the ex made me put plastic plug covers in the power outlet sockets. I told her that the child would only stick something into one of them once. After getting shocked, they've never go near another one for another 5+ years, and they'd be super very careful whenever they did go near another one. 16 years later, I still find the odd one still stuck in an outlet.
OMG 😨... it's already horrifying to think of driving on the opposite side of the road... but the roads are also tiny!? I can drive a stick, but I could do it with my left hand? 🤔😄💕
Driving a manual ON THE WRONG SIDE OF THE ROAD, where the road is barely wider than your car, and shifting with YOUR LEFT HAND, takes A LOT of concentration - at least it does for me - especially when you have to go around a two-lane roundabout, in the wrong direction! Ha Ha
Mary Mary The other thing about narrow roads is meeting busses. Like this one. drive.google.com/file/d/1OFMBjdcX4IS11Xv11y7v_aOMndwNNFu0/view?usp=drivesdk That is one of my photos from many years ago. The modern busses on that route are now single deck. So you can't see them over the top of the hedges.
McDonalds does have free refills. I ❤️ ice I can’t imagine drinking a semi warm soda 🤮. I totally get it since you don’t have free refills. I’d be that weirdo who would bring ice in a thermos 😂🤣 I use a lot of ice in all my drinks (except joy chocolate).
We visited London many years ago. And if you think about how far North they are compared to the U.S. they do not get as hot as we do even in the summer. The CO2 actually makes the coke pretty cool, if you are dining in. If we were ordering to take with us on a walk around the city, we would ask for ice, and they would only put a few cubes of ice in it. Another culture shock for us is how small their hotel rooms are. Yes you are only there to sleep, but if you can't even walk around the room with your luggage pushed against the wall...with 2 adults and a child...it's just too damned small!
On the rare occasion you may have a fast food restaurant whose drink machine is behind the counter. Even then, they may still offer free refills, or sometimes discounted refills. Even rarer, no refills.
M.O.T. tests are called safety inspections in the U.S. Each state handles them differently. If your car fails you have a certain amount of time to fix the defects. Have a great day!🤩
Ice cost saves by giving you less drink. Especially in the drive through where there is not refill. PS Only wendy's doesn't have soda fountains in my experience.
Loads of ice no matter the temp of the state your in, everyone wants ice cold drinks lol. Even in the middle of winter in Washington all cold drinks will have loads of ice lol.
