British Tourists Couldn't Believe What Americans Call "Normal"

[00:00:00]Guys, you can't believe what I'm seeing right now. [laughter] >> Actually feels like I'm on a movie set.

[00:00:05]Like, what the [ __ ] is going on?

[00:00:08]>> Look at that front, man. Yeah.

[00:00:12]>> Cars do not have their number plates on the front, only the back.

[00:00:16]>> I'm sure every Brit that moves to America says this, but these fire hydrants, they are just so American to us. This is one of the most American things I've experienced so far. You can get free unlimited refills.

[00:00:27]Oh my gosh. It literally has free chimneys. Free.

[00:00:31]>> They have food grinders in their sinks just like the movies to get rid of any leftover food.

[00:00:36]>> The roads in the US make way more sense.

[00:00:38]They're just as straight as the Barbie movie ain't. You know what I mean?

[00:00:42]>> Every single block will have a crossing.

[00:00:44]In the UK, you got to like run 10 miles just to find a crosswalk.

[00:00:47]>> Is that every single house [music] actually has some form of air conditioning?

[00:00:52]>> Look at this old movie theater. Oh my word.

[00:00:57]>> You're never going to believe this, guys. This is a gas station.

[00:01:02]>> I can't believe it. How like things are just 10 times bigger in this country. 10 times bigger. And he gave me one of these bags.

[00:01:12]This is the bag they have in the movies.

[00:01:14]>> Drive through everything.

[00:01:18]>> They're for food, for coffees, even for like ATMs. [music] Bro, that's crazy.

[00:01:22]Portion sizes here are massive. Like our large often feels like [music] small here.

[00:01:30]>> Look at the amount of petrol pumps that go all the way down there.

[00:01:35]>> Also, what I love about America is that most people have the USA flag on their house, like on their driveway.

[00:01:42]>> One of the things I really like about America, and [music] it is a very good quality that America has, and that is patriotism. I may be weird for saying [music] this, but genuinely this is one of the best things about America.

[00:01:55]>> When Americans wake up in the [music] morning, they probably don't think twice about what they see around them. Yellow school buses driving through neighborhoods, American flags outside [music] family homes, drive-through banks andarmacies, huge supermarkets with endless aisles, massive pickup trucks, [music] free drink refills, even self-driving cars. For millions of Americans, it's [music] just another normal day. But for British tourists, these everyday sites are [music] anything but ordinary. Many visitors say it's the little things, not the famous landmarks, that make America feel so fascinating. Because what Americans see every single day is often something Brits have only ever seen [music] in films and television. Some British tourists even admit they spent more time taking photos of ordinary American neighborhoods [music] than famous tourist attractions because everything felt so different. The wide roads, the enormous parking lots, the houses [music] with front porches, the rows of mailboxes, the yellow school buses.

[00:02:50][music] Even stopping at a petrol station or walking into a supermarket feels like stepping onto the set of a Hollywood movie. The things Americans rarely even [music] notice anymore become the stories British tourists can't wait to tell when they get home.

[00:03:03]Today, we're looking at the everyday parts of American life that Americans [music] take completely for granted, but leave British tourists completely amazed. Let's get started.

[00:03:14]>> If I had to explain to somebody what America is like and they've never visited before, I would show them this.

[00:03:20]Look at the amount of petrol pumps that go all the way down there. Even then, it's still full. In the UK, you'd be lucky to get a gas station that has four or five pumps. This is unbelievable.

[00:03:31]Bies is unmatched. Anyway, if you want to see more events of me in America, drop me a follow.

[00:03:36]>> Did you pay for water?

[00:03:37]>> No, >> it's free.

[00:03:39]>> It's free. Love United States. Rewater every >> You got to push it down. Push down the water button.

[00:03:51]>> No. No. Push the water.

[00:03:55]>> This is one of the most American things I've experienced so far. You can get free unlimited refills at the water park for $20 a day. Every 15 minutes you get a free Coke. Not water, Coke. I can't believe that. All you do is scan a QR code and they give you a Coca-Cola. I'm at Water Park in Texas, which has a German name from Schlitterban, cuz apparently the Germans are the ones that started building the the city, the town, and the water park started off as just one or two slides, and now it's miles long. You have to get a transit bus from one place to the other, but it's been great so far.

[00:04:30]>> Everyone seems to think the portion sizes in America are massive compared to England. Yeah, I'm going to set that straight today. Let me show you a chicken that I've just ordered. Okay, maybe the portions are pretty big.

[00:04:42]Oh my days.

[00:04:44]I've just come across the most American neighborhood. Check this out, guys. The houses are insane. Look at this house. What? Look at this house over here. Imagine living in that house.

[00:04:59]It is so beautiful. I'd love to live here in San Marino. It's >> 6:30 in the morning. I'm walking to the train station from my house. Uh, one of the biggest differences I noticed literally from day one of being in America versus the UK is that everyone says bless you here. I was just walking.

[00:05:16]I mean, look, look how dark it is around here. I'm walking, I sneeze, there's some guy on the other side of the road and he's saying bless you. People go out of the way to say bless you. Here in the UK, I don't remember anyone saying that.

[00:05:30]What is that? What is that? America, are you ready to see the influence you have had on me? Look what I now own as a British man. I have gone out and bought a grill and a smoker. Look at this. I'm cooking up meat. This is what happens when you go to America and try their food. You try and bring it back home.

[00:05:54][laughter] It's incredible. I'm also I'm seasoning the food, which is a verse. And you want to know what this thing cooks here? I'll tell you. Brisket. That's right. Brisket in the UK, baby. Also, any recommendations how to actually cook brisket would be great because yeah, it might not end well. Cheers.

[00:06:16]>> All I've been thinking about since going to LA is going to In-N-Out. So, as a Brit that's never been to America, we're going to In-N-Out.

[00:06:22]>> Right. Let's book it. In and out. 2.1 mile away. 4 minutes.

[00:06:27]>> Oh my god. There is. [laughter] Wow. What the hell?

[00:06:37]What the hell?

[00:06:40]Start ride. Oh my god, it's moving.

[00:06:45]>> Is this thing your seat belt?

[00:06:47]>> Oh my god, it's going onto the main road.

[00:06:51]>> Oh my god. Do these things crash?

[00:06:53]Apparently, you can put like music on here. Oh yeah. Made it to the American suburbs. I'm on Coconut Breeze Drive.

[00:07:03]Look at these houses. They all look exactly the same. Actually feels like I'm on a movie set. Like what the [ __ ] is going on? Like everyone has the exact same back garden. They all have pools.

[00:07:16]They all have inflatables in it. Like tell me when you imagine a house. Is this not the most book standard just perfect house? Like it's just everything's so aesthetically just boom boom boom boom. Thing is that ideally it sounds like a great place to live, but I feel like it would just be way too boring. Like look how quiet it is.

[00:07:35]There's not a soul out. Obviously this is very different to the council flights in London. But I see why people like it.

[00:07:42]I really do. Like it's just calm. It's just mellow. Like I I genuinely see myself Okay, maybe when I'm like 45, not when I'm younger, but definitely moving out here. Like this seems like a vibe.

[00:07:52]I'm a Brit live in America. So I'm going to show you some of my favorite things in my American neighborhood compared to my UK one. This no horn blowing $50 to $100 fine. Never seen that before in the UK. I should say we live in Hoboken which is in New Jersey opposite New York. So it's different every town, you know, but this is my favorite things about our town. So people just leave things on like their doorstep for you to come and take which I think is really cute. In the UK we don't really leave stuff outside. We just normally take it to the charity shop. So it's quite cute that you guys, you know, support each other. Another one of just stuff left outside to take. You guys are going to think I'm weird, but we don't have this in the UK. Like these little pool things fins. That's very American to me. So, obviously, we do have mailboxes, but I can't tell you how many times I thought this is a trash can when it's not. Your mailboxes, that does confuse me. Every single block will have a cross. And in the UK, you got like 1 10 miles just to find a crosswalk. I'm sure every Brit that moves to America says this, but these fire hydrants, they are just so American to us. I want to try and open it. I don't know how. And is it true in the summer you guys open it so we can like cool off because I'm sweating stuff and it's 33° and I I'm a used to it.

[00:08:48]school buses. Don't have them in the UK.

[00:08:50]How cool. American flag just flying high and proud. In the UK, we're not very patriotic compared to you guys. But I do think it's really cool. And in the most corners, like we've got a rat place, we've got a pizza place down there, we've got a restaurant, and then we've got a coffee shop there. Maybe this is just heroken thing, but I feel like every corner of a block has something fun on it. I can't tell you how bad it's my bank balance.

[00:09:10]>> I may be weird for saying this, but genuinely, this is one of the best things about America. Just listen.

[00:09:21]Can you hear that? The crickets, mate.

[00:09:23]Honestly, the most homely sound I can hear in my entire life. Could put me to sleep any day. I absolutely love it.

[00:09:30]Anyway, let me know if I'm weird for thinking that or if anybody else likes the sound of that. If you want to see more events of me in America, drop me a follow.

[00:09:36]>> This is going to sound ridiculous, right? But I get really excited over things like this. This is the first time this has happened in America in like 3 months and I've been here a long time, right? So, I just been to the I just been to the grocery store. It's like the movies, right? I pay for all my, you know, stuff that I bought and he gave me one of these bags.

[00:09:58][laughter] This is the bags they have in the movies. But they get in and they're like, "Time to feed the children."

[00:10:05]Honey, I am home.

[00:10:08]It's one of the round grocery bags. Oh, what a great day at work today.

[00:10:16]>> I got one of the brown bags. I've never had one yet. I love it.

[00:10:21]And also, what I love about America is that most people have the USA flag on their house, like on their drive. Look, literally there. Look, the USA flag on someone's drive. But in the UK, this wouldn't be possible. We're not allowed to put any England flag up outside your house. you can't put any flags cuz most likely you get the government come along or the council say can you remove that flag we don't want that flag on our streets or they'll say you can't be a proud British person be patriotic about your country but the thing is here everyone loves the USA they put USA flags outside the house they put anything they want and no one says nothing but in the UK if you done that either it would get burnt down someone would come along and remove it as they don't want you to be patriotic about your country, which is just stupid and it's ridiculous. What is going on?

[00:11:16]>> This has to be one of the things I love most about Americans. I actually don't know if this is an American thing or a Utah thing. I was just walking in my neighborhood when this little boy came and said, "Ma'am, your dress is really pretty." And I was like, "Thank you." I was like, "Yes, ma'am. Have a great day." People just compliment anyone for any reason. The other day I was at Walmart and I was in my PJs looking you know how you would go to Walmart. And even then a girl came compliment my hair like [snorts] I love this about people here. They're so nice.

[00:11:47]>> I'm 26 from the UK and uh there's five things that I've noticed being in the US for the first time. One, you have drive-throughs for everywhere for food, for coffees, even for like ATMs, bro.

[00:11:59]That's crazy. Two, you guys are super friendly compared to people in the UK.

[00:12:04]Uh, honestly, when I say it's like probably overkill how friendly you guys are at, but it's nice. It's nice difference. Three, everything's like five times bigger than anywhere else in the world. Like roads, your food, clothes, like everything. Like everything for you guys love saying how much you're better than us in the UK.

[00:12:26]It's like the biggest thing here. I've never heard so many people come up to me and tell me, "Oh, we whooped your ass.

[00:12:31]We kick your ass." And stuff like that.

[00:12:33]Five, you lost restaurants way better and you got so much more than us over in the UK. Way more. I'm about to hop in Chick-fil-A right now.

[00:12:42]>> Here's some things that have surprised me about the US as an English reporter that's been here for the World Cup for 5 weeks. Cars do not have their number plate on the front, only the back. So, when I'm getting an Uber and I'm checking the number plate, I always go to check the front, but there's nothing there, so I have to check the back.

[00:12:57]Portion sizes here are massive. like our large often feels like small here, which is is a good thing. You get loads of food. This is quite an obvious one, but obviously not being able to walk to football stadiums was a big shock. I knew it would be the case, but compared to all the stadiums in Europe and in England where everyone walks and gets public transport, driving to stadiums has been different. The standard of internal flights is unbelievable. I don't know whether it's just the airlines I've flown in, but just a 1 hour or 2 hour flight. You've got TVs.

[00:13:32]You can watch live football. There's internet on every flight. Like Ryan, I could never. How much people talk in lifts? I don't know whether it's again an English thing, but when we're in lifts, you kind of just like politely smile, but you don't really have conversation. Whereas every time here, I don't know whether it's cuz it's the World Cup, people like, "What are you doing here? Where have you traveled from?" People are so friendly. Final one, I forgot to mention the way people imitate and really smile when I ask for a bottle of water. It's just a thing, isn't it, in the English accent, a bottle of water, and they always laugh and imitate and it makes me laugh. I definitely think of loads more. So, let me know if you want a part two.

[00:14:08]>> This generally might be one of the coolest things I have seen in an American gas station. Look at this.

[00:14:13]There's an actual freezer where they keep all the beer. I don't even know if I'm allowed back here because like they have like stock and stuff. But this is actually pretty cool. Like this keeps everything chilled. There's just a mad selection so you don't have to look in like a ton of fridges.

[00:14:32]Wo. The thing is, why have I not seen this before? Like is this why is this not in every gas station? I don't know.

[00:14:37]I'm going to get out of here cuz it feels very restricted. Like I'm not supposed to be in here. But anyway, if you want to see more adventures of me in America, drop me a follow.

[00:14:44]>> You're never going to believe this guys.

[00:14:45]This is a gas station. This goes on for miles and miles and miles. They're renowned for the cleanest uh toilets or restrooms in the world. And believe me, they're pretty clean. They got Texas barbecue over here. They do clothes.

[00:15:01]They do sports wear stuff for the home.

[00:15:04]Potato chip. They've even got their own brand of jerking. All of this, all of this is their own brand of jerking.

[00:15:13]Jalapo, honey, sweet and spicy. Cherry maple. So much stuff here is crazy. They got booze as well. And they've even got their own brand. Don't worry, this one's not branded by They've even got their own brand of gummies.

[00:15:28]Their own brand of gummies. Can you believe that? There's just too much stuff here. Small town America. I am back. But today I have a question for you. I am in Marietta, Georgia, and this doesn't almost seem like it's a small town. There is a lot more foot traffic.

[00:15:43]There's way more cars. And there is some bigger buildings. So, let me know if it is a small town in those comments. But I've got to go check this out. Let's go.

[00:15:51]This place has some history. Just look at this. There's a big bell here. And it even says London on it. Love that.

[00:15:59]Anyway, there is also a beautiful, beautiful park here in the middle of the square. There is a lovely fountain.

[00:16:05]There is this little I don't know what to call that. And there's another one of them over there. Now, I assume there was a massive Fourth of July party here cuz there is flags everywhere, but I honestly could work here all day. I think stuff like this is so cool. Look at this old movie theater. Oh my word, that place was pretty cool. And as always, let me know what small town I should visit next. And if you want to see more adventures of me in America, drop me a follow.

[00:16:29]>> One thing that shocked me about America as a Brit who's just moved here. And no, it's not the food, it's not the portion sizes, and it's definitely not the yellow school buses, it's you guys. Let me explain. So, this isn't me [ __ ] on the UK cuz I love our people. I love our wit. I love our sarcasm. I just love us overall. However, Americans are just that much more supportive than what we are. Let me give you an example. So, the other day we was in New York City with some of our American friends and they brought one of their friends out and she asked me, "What do I do?" I said, "Oh, I'm currently unemployed. I'm looking for a job." And without hesitation, my friend turned around and said, "No, tell them about your content." There's me. I went into my shelves. I was like, "What?" And she told her all about it.

[00:17:05]And the friend was my biggest cheerleader. You know, one question she didn't ask me, how many followers do I have? Cuz she wasn't looking to judge me. She was looking to support me. And that's just really stuck with me because people generally want you to succeed here. You could say you want to be an astronaut and everyone will go, "All right, how do we get you there?" In the UK, if you do anything outside the normal 9 to5, you do get judgment, not from everyone, don't get me wrong, but a lot of people like, "Why? Why are they doing that?" Obviously, that's just my experience, but so far, Americans have been so much more supportive than what I've seen in the UK. And if you are American, drop me a follow to support your British cousin. Love you, America.

[00:17:40]Bye. Guys, you can't believe what I'm seeing right now. [laughter] Hey, there's a school bus. There's a school bus, bro. I think someone's in there. I think there's a teacher and I'm going to ask if I can go inside the school bus. Excuse me. H. This is going to sound so weird, but I'm from the UK and like we don't have school buses there. And then I was going to ask if I could like take a look inside. Sure.

[00:18:03]>> Can I? Oh [ __ ] [laughter] Oh, this is so Oh my days, bro. I'm on a school bus.

[00:18:15]That's >> Well, I'm living a life. Like, this is literally I'm literally inside school bus.

[00:18:23]>> Welcome. So, how do y'all get back and forth to school if you don't have school buses?

[00:18:28]>> We take the bus.

[00:18:29]>> City buses?

[00:18:30]>> Yeah. Like, we take the city buses.

[00:18:31]Yeah. Yeah. Some some schools in the suburbs do have like school buses, but it's not like a common thing.

[00:18:39][laughter] >> You made my day. You made my day.

[00:18:43]>> Okay, they're getting bigger. Oh my god.

[00:18:53]Oh my god.

[00:18:58]We're literally bouncing off the roof.

[00:19:02]What the hell? There's one paper on your roof. I pretty sure the hell is stopped now. This is dumb as [ __ ] Oh my god, that's cold. Oh, that's cold. Oh my god, that's [ __ ] freezer. Are you kidding me? Wait, look at this one. No, I dropped it.

[00:19:19]Bollocks.

[00:19:22]>> I probably shouldn't be outside in this.

[00:19:25]Are you kidding me? Man's walking around the neighborhood. I'm actually going to show you guys how American houses look like. And I'm telling you, the movies don't lie, brother. The movies don't lie. They actually look like this.

[00:19:33]They're made out of sticks. One puff, three puffs, and they're gone. I can't lie. The houses here are massive. One house here is equivalent to three blocks of apartment in London, brother. And I just saw Bambi out of nowhere chewing on grass. Listen, when I saw this house, I ran because why does it look like it's from a horror movie? And they actually cut trees. Like, who does that? But how's this hair actually so pretty? I can't lie. I'm exploring American neighborhoods. And today, Americans, I'm exploring San Marino. Check this place out.

[00:20:04]Look at the houses. Look at this house.

[00:20:06]Oh my gosh. It literally has free chimneys. Free. Is that even necessary?

[00:20:12]Okay, so we're on Orlando Road. And look at this house, guys. It literally looks like a mini white house. That is absolutely insane. I'm so jealous of anyone that lives in San Marino.

[00:20:24]Honestly, this would have been my favorite place to grow up. Check out this monster house here.

[00:20:30]Oh [laughter] my goodness me.

[00:20:33]Oh my gosh. Imagine living there. That's not fair. This house is insane, guys.

[00:20:39]Look at the trees. What?

[00:20:42]Oh my gosh. It's literally perfect. Look at the lawn. These houses are huge. Here are the things about American houses that I realized that just make sense.

[00:20:52]They have food grinders in their sinks just like the movies to get rid of any leftover food. Watch this.

[00:21:00]It's also a standard feature that the sink ts come out and they can also change. Look.

[00:21:07]Oh, much better than touching wet leftover food with your hands. One of the main lights on a switchboard can be dimmed. Look at this. Yo, we need that.

[00:21:16]When I say they have ports everywhere, I mean everywhere. Even in the balcony, no cap.

[00:21:23]Even in the toilets if you want to charge anything. Oh, and a standard walk-in wardrobe in any room. This is my room.

[00:21:30]As you can see, actually enjoyed getting ready here every single morning. Another room. Another walk-in wardrobe.

[00:21:37]I don't think I've mentioned the extremely large size fridges. Two massive doors that open. And then let me not even tell you about this freezer space. This is actually half the size of a UK fridge. I might just have to move out here. As a Brit visiting America, here are some things I think America does better. Your toilets suck. I mean that in a good way because like it's like everything's being sucked away from me. It's like a log flume situation.

[00:21:59]Whereas in Britain, we sort of flush and push it all down there. Just like get it away as quick as possible. It feels like a military operation. And I think the public toilets generally like in most restaurants and stuff are higher standard. Like I've not been in one where I wouldn't be happy getting married in. So fair play. This one's a given. that customer service is better.

[00:22:15]I just think it is because like I know this is a tipping culture situation and that that's because everyone's on like not on minimum wage and they have to use tipping culture. Yeah. Yeah. It does make me feel very attractive when I'm at a bar and literally they are looking at me like I am God. It feels amazing. But your security does feel very like attacky and I think that's because like in the UK we start every single sentence with sorry but uh even when we're not sorry whereas they just go stop stop what you're doing. Stop what you're doing. Whereas we'd be like, "Sorry, stop. Can you not shoot anyone, please?"

[00:22:45]The roads in the US make way more sense.

[00:22:47]They're just as straight as the Barbie movie. You know what I mean? It's really easy. They're all in blocks. You can just count what number block you need to get to, how many blocks over you need to go. Whereas the UK, it looks like it was designed, our road maps were designed by children scribbling on the back of menus in restaurants. It's just random twirls end in a field.

[00:23:06]>> Look at that truck, man. Yeah.

[00:23:10]the size of the wheels on that thing.

[00:23:13]Not sure what you use that for. If there's like a practical usage for this, those wheels, but it's quite impressive and it makes quite a noise. I've seen cars like that in Florida quite a lot.

[00:23:22]And as somebody from Scotland, we don't we don't have cars like that. So, it's always a bit of a shock and quite exciting. Something unique definitely for America.

[00:23:30]>> I must be tripping. Hello, driver. Oh.

[00:23:35]Oh. The what? Can't get in the car. Got to unlock it.

[00:23:42]>> Oh. Oh, >> hello.

[00:23:44]>> Just said good evening.

[00:23:48]>> Hello from Whimo.

[00:23:51][screaming] >> Minute.

[00:23:53]>> Mental when you go around the corner.

[00:23:55]>> That's fantastic. That's so clever.

[00:23:57]>> Have you moved yet?

[00:23:58]>> No. You've got to see it do a corner.

[00:24:00]That's the best bit.

[00:24:02]>> Dropped us about 10 minutes from the restaurant. Mine. Just kidding. It's a tram only road, so we had to walk. Um, but that was incredibly cool. Very cool experience. Uh, would recommend. I think everyone was looking at us.

[00:24:14]>> Weird.

[00:24:15]>> See you soon.

[00:24:16]>> I'm here in Walmart, right? And I'm trying to find an American flag shirt because we're going 100% America, baby.

[00:24:23]And mate, there ain't nothing like this in the world. It's crazy. Just American flags everywhere. Wall to- wall. You just would never get this in the UK.

[00:24:34]It's crazy. Watch this. Like this level of patriotism is banned in the UK. Look at this place. You can come in here and just buy anything. Shoes, work gear, clothing, every possible thing that is exist exists. You can get it in a Walmart, right? You you got to have to go to 17 different specialist stores in the UK if you wanted to get this or anywhere else in the world. Just everything. Protein chips. Um, I biotics. You can just buy it. Like, there's literally everything you could ever want in here. When I said you could literally go to a Walmart and rebuild your entire life, yeah, you can.

[00:25:18]Fishing rods, inflatable stuff, knitting. Do you want to go knitting? Do you like knitting? You can buy it here.

[00:25:25]Golf te's, golf bags, exercise equipment, bicycles. Uh, do you want a can of deodorant? Do you need chlorine?

[00:25:32]Pool chlorine. It's in Walmart.

[00:25:34]everything. Like there's nothing you can't buy here and it goes on forever.

[00:25:43]>> God bless America.

[00:25:46]>> Oh, I already love this place. Look at it.

[00:25:54]>> It's a vibe.

[00:25:56]>> How we I cannot believe we never been here.

[00:25:59]>> I already love this. I already love this place.

[00:26:03]more food.

[00:26:06]>> Daddy, you got this.

[00:26:11]>> Can't believe they're actually considering changing the decor in this place. Big mistake if that actually happened.

[00:26:27]>> Let's go.

[00:26:31]Ready? Stay here. Straight ahead.

[00:26:34]>> So, what are you gonna get?

[00:26:36]>> Well, I was hoping to fill that up, right? 54 oz.

[00:26:43]>> I want pepper.

[00:26:48]>> That one's busted.

[00:26:49]>> Busted. I should have read the label.

[00:26:57]And one of the things I love about the USA is just like how much space there is. Um, but the roads are just so wide and you just feel like you've got a bit more room. In the UK, we're obviously a tiny island and we have to pack so much in. Um, but I think I've realized that from being out here that one of the things that makes you feel quite calm is just feeling like there's a bit more space about. And this is a great example. I mean, that's so kind of far away um for just the other side of the road. But obviously, this is a direct consequence of just having more land, more space and and that kind of thing.

[00:27:35]But even even in the countryside in the UK, you just wouldn't find roads that that wide, you know.

[00:27:41]One of the things I really like about America and it is a very good quality that America has and that is patriotism.

[00:27:49]They like their flag, they like their country and they like their people and that's one of the things that we have to admire from anywhere in the world that people have those qualities and this country has that quality in the buttload. It's got so much of that and I absolutely love it. They got flags everywhere, you know. I mean, all right, it is Memorial Day weekend, but this is generally how Americans are. They have flags at the front of their houses.

[00:28:17]They're very patriotic. They love their country, and rightly so. America has more freedoms than most countries in the world. And, you know, they do really good things in this country, and I would love to be part of it. I'm proud to to live here one day, hopefully. You never know. But, yeah, America So, one of the biggest things I miss about America, it's got to be the free refills. I know it sounds really silly, but the free refills are really great. I mean, you go into a restaurant and you finish a drink and then before you've even finished it, they're saying, "Would you like another one, sir?" And you think, "Oh, no, it's all right. I'm all right." "Oh, it's, you know," and they just top it up and they just give it to you, like your coffee, your drinks, whatever it is. And I think that's absolutely fantastic. But here in UK, you definitely don't get that or in Europe at all. It just doesn't happen.

[00:29:16]So I really want to know what else am I missing out on and what do I need to look for next time I go back? Not the free refills, but what else has America got to offer that I'm really missing out?

[00:29:28]>> This is my first time going to Walmart.

[00:29:30][clears throat] We're literally about to go in now um and see what it's saying.

[00:29:35]It looks like um Costco to me. Look how big it is though. Look how big it is, bro. See, in America, everything everything is literally jumbo size of what the UK is.

[00:29:48]>> Jumbo size of Look, look, look at all the groceries. The bread. Look at all the groceries over there. Move your M.

[00:29:55]Look at this. Bro, when are you ever going to see this in like When are you ever going to see this in, bro? You're not like you're not going to see any of this. Look at all the ice cream, bro.

[00:30:07]Are you seeing all this ice cream? Look at all this ice cream. I am. Come.

[00:30:13]Look at all the ice cream.

[00:30:15]Are you mad?

[00:30:17]>> Are you mad?

[00:30:19]>> Look, it's still going.

[00:30:22]>> It's still going. It's still going.

[00:30:27]>> Look at all this ice cream.

[00:30:30]And we're still going, bro. Still going.

[00:30:32]Still going. I can't believe it. How like things are just 10 times bigger in this country. 10 times bigger. 10 times bigger.

[00:30:42]>> But this is pretty much Costco, Asda, Morrison, Tesco, all put together, bro. Like, look at the bread.

[00:30:52]See the way the bread is all stacked up nicely. Nice and neatly, bro.

[00:30:58]Nice and neat. Look at it.

[00:31:04]Nah, everything's just nice and neat.

[00:31:07]Nothing has to be messy and squashed. In Tesco, bro, the the birds will be all squashed together and blah blah blah.

[00:31:14]Then buy bags. If you want to buy a a handbag for your babe Valentine's Day, you can come here to Walmart. This is Walmart, by the way.

[00:31:24]They are selling Google phones, iPhones, tablets.

[00:31:31]>> This is rumors.

[00:31:33]>> Are you seeing this?

[00:31:35]>> Are you see they're selling tech? This is local. This is your local phone shop, bro. Morning Walmart. They have everything, >> bro. This is You might as well go PC World, bro. Or flipping Curries.

[00:31:50]Like it's just every shop like all in one like all in the same Nintendo Switches. They have a game shop here as well. Bro, should I just move to America? Like should I just move here?

[00:32:02]75 in TVs. What do they not have? Look at this. We're in IKEA now. We are literally in IKEA.

[00:32:11]Look, carpets, bro. What do they not have? I should just move to America. in here trying to buy my stuff, saying they have everything in Walmart, but they do not have Apple Pay. Like, what's how how do you not have Apple Pay as as the big company that you are?

[00:32:30]>> Things that would shock a Brit in America. My very first one has to be the shock that I got when I first come here.

[00:32:37]And that was the gap in the toilets and your cubicles. Like, you can see you can see what's going on. And I honestly I was at the airport and I was like, I can see in so they can see it. And yeah, so this next one actually made me laugh when I first saw it and it's just because it's the most American thing.

[00:33:02]Okay. Is drive through everything. So of course drive through fast food. Us Brits have that. Drive-thru picking up your meds. We don't have that. [laughter] drive-thru. Now, this is the one that made me laugh was drive-thru ATMs. You can grab your cash whilst you're sat in your car, nice and comfortable. Ain't nobody getting out their car here for [ __ ] [laughter] But I'm sure to god if the UK had the space, we would probably do it. This one would shock Brits just for the simple fact is in the UK we don't do it. is that every single house actually has some form of air conditioning. Like it's it's there. It's available because the UK houses in summer are measurable as sin. And I mean measurable. So it would shock Brits coming here. I mean, I live in Michigan. It gets faking cold. But in summer, it's nice to know we've got AC.

[00:34:09]So, this one shocked me a while back when I was visiting um is that I needed something for my back. I had really bad bad back pain and I always was prescribed neproxin from my doctor in the UK. The fact that I could go to a store and pick up neproxin just like that, no prescription was the best thing. And I'm telling you, like if you suffer with your back, going to the doctors in the UK, getting an appointment is just horrible.

[00:34:42]And being able to then go and just pick it up off the shelf is is incredible. It it would shock a lot of people like you can actually just get meds, but in the UK they're like, "Oh, no, we need to prescribe you that." There are actually a ton more, but I'm just going to leave it at this last one, which I actually loved. I enjoyed seeing. And it's not much of a shock. Okay. What is the shock of is patriotism and the patriotism where you see so many flags like the American flag is flown everywhere. And it's really nice to see because back in the UK I get pissed off about this is like no one has that nationalism. No one has that patriotism of let's fly our flag. You know, I know there's been uproar in the past over it in the UK which is absolutely bonkers, but it's it's so nice. It's like be proud of your country. Be proud of where you're from.

[00:35:35]Like even if you think it's a [ __ ] hole and you hate it, but sometimes just be proud of that's where you come from.

[00:35:42]That's your heritage, you know? And I I love that here. I love that. And I think Brits should start flying their flag and be proud and enjoy it just like the Americans. And I just wanted to add that I am proud to be British. I'm very proud to be British, but I'm also extremely proud to be to becoming an American.

[00:36:05]Like, let's let's live it up. Let's enjoy our differences. Let's let's be happy.

[00:36:14]After watching all these reactions, [music] it's easy to understand why so many British tourists return home talking about the little things they [music] never expected to remember.

[00:36:23]Before visiting America, most people imagine [music] the big attractions. the Statue of Liberty, the Grand Canyon, Hollywood, Time Square. But once they [music] actually arrive, something unexpected happens. It's not always the famous landmarks [music] that leave the biggest impression. It's everyday life.

[00:36:43]The things Americans see every single day [music] without even thinking about.

[00:36:47]The yellow school buses driving through quiet neighborhoods every morning. The enormous pickup trucks parked outside [music] supermarkets.

[00:36:55]The giant grocery stores with aisles that seem to go on forever. The free refills [music] at restaurants. The drive-thruies, drive-through banks, and even drive-through coffee shops. American flags flying proudly outside homes. And now, [music] even self-driving cars quietly traveling down the street. For Americans, these things are simply normal. But for someone visiting from Britain, they can be fascinating.

[00:37:24]Many British tourists even admit [music] they found themselves taking photos of things locals probably walk past every day without noticing. Not because [music] they were famous, but because they were different.

[00:37:37]That's [music] one of the greatest things about traveling.

[00:37:40]You start seeing another country [music] through completely fresh eyes. The ordinary suddenly becomes extraordinary.

[00:37:48]And at [music] the same time, it reminds you that visitors probably feel exactly the same when they come to Britain.

[00:37:55]Americans [music] often talk about double-decker buses, historic pubs, tiny country roads, [music] centuries old buildings, and village high streets that British people barely notice anymore.

[00:38:08]Every country [music] has its own everyday magic. Sometimes it takes an outsider to remind us just how unique our daily lives really are.

[00:38:18]For many British [music] tourists, America doesn't just feel exciting because of the famous places. It feels exciting because even a normal drive through the suburbs, a quick stop at Walmart, or watching children climb onto a [music] yellow school bus can feel like stepping into a movie they've watched for years. Those are the [music] moments that stay with people. Not because they're expensive, not because they're famous, [music] but because they're real. And sometimes the most ordinary parts of a country become the most unforgettable memories. [music] Now, we'd love to hear from you. If you're British, what everyday thing in America fascinated you the [music] most?

[00:38:58]Was it the school buses, the giant supermarkets, the neighborhoods, [music] the free refills, or something completely different?

[00:39:07]And if you're American, [music] what's one thing you see every day that visitors always seem to be amazed by?

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