Aussie Reacts To Europeans FINALLY Understood Why Americans Are So Confident

[00:00:00]Hey everybody, my name is Lyle and welcome to  the channel. So, we have a reaction video for us today. This is Europeans finally understand  why Americans are so confident. Let's jump in and let's uh let's have a look at this one.  Those reactions weren't exaggerated and what these Europeans experienced completely changed  the way they looked at America. And by the end of this video, you'll understand why so many of  them finally understood where American confidence comes from. But here's the surprising part. Most  people never hear this side of the story. Yeah.

[00:00:30]We got a target here. I wonder if Target here  we have in Australia. It's the same target they have in America cuz we still have Kmart which is  different company now. We have Woolworths as well which is a different company now. Um actually  it was never the same company. Australians just stole that name as a joke and apparently it got  passed. Um I wonder if it's the same Target. I don't know. I'd have to look that up. If you  do know, let me know. Let me know from But here's the surprising part. Most people never hear  this side of the story. If you enjoy discovering unexpected truths through real experiences and  honest reactions, hit subscribe right now. You don't want to miss the next video because each  one reveals something that completely changes the way people see America. Now, let's get into  it. I feel like the American confidence gets a lot of criticism, but it's something that  I've really appreciated as a foreigner. We were literally just walking Venice Beach and Joe  sneezes and some guy comes up and he's like, "Oh, bless you." And then as we're walking along the  beach, this lady comes up to me and she approaches me in such a like familiar friendly way that  I genuinely thought she was talking to someone else. And she said like, "Oh my god, I love your  shirt." And by the time she'd kind of walked off, I kind of realized, "Oh [ __ ] she was talking  to me." And I turned around and quickly said, "Thank you." But it was just the way  she approached me. I It was so easy.

[00:01:46]And it was like she was talking to a friend of  hers, which is like why I was so confused. I was just watching a post. I get I guess if you're  approaching somebody from a genuinely nice place, I guess it does come off maybe confident. I don't  know. Friendly for sure. Okay. Easy. And it was like she's talking to a friend of hers, which is  like why I was so confused. I was just watching a post of a fellow Brit living in America and he was  talking about how he's noticed the difference in children and how they are typically more confident  in America than they are in England. And it made me think because I think literally every single  other Brit I follow on here who lives in America, one thing that all of them will say is that people  in general, not just kids, but adults, kids, but people in general are more confident here than  they are in England. From a young age in England, we can typically be told to not show off, don't  brag, be humble, don't toot your own horn. It can be seen, we get that in Australia, don't be  a tall poppy, as they say in Australia. You'll get your knees cut out, you know, don't  overachieve, you know, stuff like that.

[00:02:44]So, I can understand where she's coming from.  Typically be told to not show off. Don't brag.

[00:02:49]Be humble. Don't toot your own horn. It can be  seen as arrogant to talk about your achievements or if you have a pay raise or a idea that you have  that may go against the grain. Whereas in America, I think it's celebrated to talk about yourself in  such a positive light. If you have an achievement, a stranger would celebrate with you. When you  have positive motivation, this can help you with your confidence. This just isn't something  that we're used to in England. I won't lie, when I first moved to America and people were this  way with me, I kind of saw it as fake or not being genuine, but it really isn't. American people  just love celebrating other people's wins and bigging each other up. I'm not saying this doesn't  happen at all in England, but culturally speaking, it just isn't something that is common. Literally,  every single British person living in America, I've seen on Tik Tok, one thing they will all say  is they've become a much more confident person since moving to America. And I honestly love that  for us. So yeah, this is one of the many reasons many of us British people love living here. Let's  talk about how actually living in the US raised my self-esteem as an European. So I'm an Italian  girl. I was born and raised in Milan. That's why I was so like I'm sorry if I say some words in  English wrong, but you know, English is not my first language. Anyway, one of the first thing  that happens to me when I arrived here in the US, I was in Walmart and this woman approached me  and just gave me a straight compliment. She just said to me like, "Oh, I love your hair and I love  your skirt. Where'd you get it?" And I was like, "Oh my god, thank you." Like, I really didn't  expect that because this is something that in my country would never happen. There is no  way like men that approach you and tells you, "Oh, you look nice or you look hot." Yeah, that  happened all the time. But I mean, we know why.

[00:04:40]Okay. The fact that a girl helps you and tells  you, "Oh, you look gorgeous. You look very nice.

[00:04:46]Love your skirt. I love your dress." This never  happened. Okay. Never. It never happened to me.

[00:04:53]I guess it's kind of like having your own hype man  too, you know, kind of obviously giving you that positive energy all the time. I can understand  that. I can understand that for sure. This never happened. Okay. Never. It never happened to me. I  asked my boyfriend. I was like, "Is this normal?"

[00:05:10]And he said to me like, "Yes, that's pretty  normal. That's happened all the time. like if if we like something, we just stop and tell  that person that we like her shoes or his shirt, whatever. And I was like, "Oh my god, this is  actually like so nice." And this is something that boosts my confidence so so much. Same  things about my body confidence. Okay, Italy, a lot of people saying that we have a very body  shaming mentality. And as an Italian, that's true.

[00:05:45]You need to be very very skinny, okay, for being  considered good-looking, okay? Cuz my body is considered like fat in Italy, okay? Instead, here  everyone like loves my body. All these things make me feel like so good. And this is something that  I wish in my country will be implemented. Uh but I think it never will. I recognize that by myself.  Like I will never stop a girl and say, "Oh, I love your dress." Or, "I love your hair." I will I will  look at her and I will think that I like it, but I will never tell her. Probably this is because  we we've been raised to have a lot of competition with other girls. I saw many American women's on  this app that are currently in Italy complaining about this and unfortunately this is true. And one  of the thing that I love the most of being here is this the fact that actually I can see girls  supporting other girl. This is just something that I really love about this country. So many of  you reached out after my last video that I had to say this one more time. The media has been lying  to you about America and the World Cup just proved it. For years, years, European and Canadians  have been fed the same narrative. America is dangerous. Americans are ignorant. The culture  is shallow. The food will kill you. And people believed it. Why? Because they saw it on the news.  They read it online. They never actually went.

[00:07:24]Then the World Cup came and millions of people  who had never set foot in the US suddenly showed up. And you know what they found? Friendly people,  incredible energy, stadiums that blew their minds.

[00:07:37]Hospitality they didn't even expect. Video after  video of Europeans and Canadians saying, "I had no idea. I was completely wrong. This is nothing  like what I was told." And that's exactly the problem. The media doesn't profit from you having  a good experience. It profits from fear, division, outrage. A Canadian family having the time of  their life in Texas doesn't get clicks. You know, a crime story does. So that's all you ever see.  That unfortunately that is true. And it's been true forever. Forever in a day. You know, when you  used to watch news, I don't watch news anymore cuz it's full of crap. You know, it's always about the  bad news, the bad news. And then it's maybe a tiny little good, you know, good news story at the end.  uh usually about ducks or something like that, you know, to make you feel happy when the news  ends. But it's always bad. Bad news sells, unfortunately. You know, as she said, you know,  nobody wants to hear about a family that had a great time, but they want to hear about the family  that were carjacked and, you know, everything they had was stolen, you know, while they're visiting  from Canada. That gets the clicks, unfortunately.

[00:08:44]That's just human nature. Unfortunately, doesn't  get clicks, you know. A crime story does. So, that's all you ever see. That's all you ever  hear. And slowly, without even realizing it, your entire worldwide view gets shaped by people who  want you to be afraid. And look, in my opinion, the World Cup didn't just bring football  to America. It accidentally broke the most powerful propaganda machine in the world because  people finally went and saw it for themselves. So, stop letting a screen decide what you think about  a place. go experience it because I promise you the truth is always different from what they're  selling you. Many Europeans arrived expecting loud stereotypes and endless hype. Instead, they  found everyday conveniences, massive spaces, friendly conversations with strangers, and a level  of confidence that seemed built into daily life.

[00:09:35]Suddenly, American confidence didn't look like  arrogance anymore. It started making perfect sense from their perspective. One of the things I  really love about Americans is how confident they are. And it seems to be something that's ingrained  in Americans from a really young age. So when we moved to America last year, me and my husband  and the three children, we're all quite reserved.

[00:10:02]We're quite quiet people. We we're shy. We're  introverted apart from being around each other.

[00:10:07]But since coming over here and being around  people that are just so confident, it's really obvious how different we've been raised to just  be quiet, don't show off, don't be too loud, um don't talk about yourself, um be wary approaching  people. But I really noticed a change in my three children. So they are attending a school and they  have lessons in being confident and presenting. So even my Oh wow. Okay. Well, she's now five,  but even my four-year-old when she started um transitional kindergarten, they had her on a  weekly basis like presenting to the class saying, "Hi, this is my name. This is what I'm going to  talk about." and they get graded on um how loud they speak, how clearly they speak, um what they  can improve on. And I guess that's pretty that's pretty good for later in life to build that  confidence, you know, from that early age. One of the things that I used to hate at school was  getting up in front, especially doing, you know, your, you know, presentations and stuff like that.  Terrifying. absolutely bloody terrifying. But I mean, if you had lessons from kinderg I don't know  what transitional kindergarten is. I don't know what that is. Let me know down there. Um, but  if you've gotten those lessons for, you know, a couple of years before you even have to do that,  how confident would you be? You feel so much more prepared for that. Uh, okay. That's I would have  loved uh lessons like that when I was a kid. Would have loved would have been less terrified  doing those uh projects uh in later school, how clearly they speak, um what they can improve  on. And I guess it's kind of like show and tell that we had in the UK, but that kind of fizzled  out. And I I remember it being optional as well.

[00:12:15]This is being in an American school, they really  are expected to do this. And it's also Is that what it is in America? Is that what they're doing?  show and tell or is it an actual thing that they actually do? Cuz God, I'm trying to remember if I  had show and tell or I've just seen so many bloody American movies and TV shows they had show and  tell. I just kind of think that we did. I can't remember if we did. Maybe. I'm trying to It's  been a long time since I've been at school. Uh I'm trying to remember. Is it an actual memory or  is it just remembering all the TV shows that I've watched from America and they had show and tell?  I can't remember. Now I can't remember. Oh no. Uh, okay. Being in an American school, they really are  expected to do this. And it's also when you go to like children's playgrounds and parks, a lot of  the children will come up to my children and be like, "Hey, my name's so and so. Would you like  to play with me?" And my kids at first were a bit like, "Oh," and really nervous and shy and didn't  know what to say. But now they're like, "Yeah, my name is so and so and let's play." But um when  we first moved out here, it was really weird.

[00:13:38]and um now that's not the case. Yeah.  And I've really noticed that my three children are becoming more confident and it's  great to see them coming out of their shell.

[00:13:48]I don't think it's going to be something me and  my husband will change because we've had 40 years of British being told and learning not to be  confident being reserved and quite quiet and I don't I don't think cuz I have British parents  too uh born in Scotland. I don't think we're told not to be confident, but it's that, you know, be  quiet, you know, children should be, you know, seen and not heard and all that kind of stuff  and, you know, don't talk out of turn. And I guess that's the the consequence of that kind of  upbringing as well. Uh, I can understand that.

[00:14:32]It's uh it's quite quite a shame actually. Quite  a shame. being reserved and quite quiet and yeah, but I do like it. I think it's really good. I  think it's I think it's great that the children are learning to be confident and to go up to other  people and say, "This is my name. This is what I do, to take up space and just be confident."  I really like it. One of the reasons all these videos about Europeans and foreigners coming to  America and enjoying our culture so much, one of the reasons it's so great is because you have to  remember that the media doesn't just lie about America in America. The media lies about America  all over the world, right? So people all over the world are told about how dangerous America is. And  then they come to America and they're like, "Oh my god, it seems incredibly safe here." And they're  told about how awful America is. And then they see how amazing like our grocery stores are and our  restaurants are and how you know our food portions and they love the taste of the food. And so when  all you get is this constant leftist stream of negativity about America because journalists tend  to be Marxist and communist and anti-American and anti- capitalist, right? Journalists around the  world hate America. And this is universal inside of America and it's almost universal outside of  America. And so for people to actually come and experience the culture and realize that their  media has also been lying to them their whole lives. And sometimes it's hard for Americans to  realize that our media has also been lying to us our entire lives. I know I had this realization  when I was in college. So this is a very difficult thing for us to realize and we live here. And  so foreigners to come and get to experience how amazing American culture is compared to the  lies they've been told and also compared to their own home cultures is really encouraging. And I'm  loving every minute. guys are way more confident than British people. And often I've noticed that  confidence is paired with very little skill. Um, come on now. And to me that takes bravery, doesn't  it? And anyone can be confident with a skill to back it up, but you guys are loud and proud  even when you have no clue what you're doing.

[00:16:47]The biggest surprise wasn't skyscrapers or  highways. It was how comfortable Americans seemed expressing opinions, chasing  opportunities, and thinking big without constantly worrying about judgment. For many  visitors, that mindset was unfamiliar. And it challenged assumptions they had believed for  years before visiting the United States. So, I've seen a lot of videos of Europeans, especially  a lot of people from the UK who are in America watching the World Cup and their videos are  basically saying how they underestimated how much they would like America. Well, I lived  there for over 10 years. I did three years in San Francisco and around 7 years in Houston,  Texas. And I can tell you exactly what it is.

[00:17:29]It's not the food. It's not the amazing locations.  I mean, these are all great, but I promise you, it is the people. They are just on another  level of happiness. And for example, in the UK, if you're walking down the road and you don't  know someone and they're going to walk past you, their head will be down. They won't say good  morning. They won't say hello. But I promise you, in America, it's completely different. They'll  say, "Hey, how's your morning?" And you'll have a quick chat with them, and their vibe will be  insane. One of the most common things that I've said about American people is that they seem to  just be happier to be alive. I don't know if it's just me, but every time I meet an American,  they just seem happier than everybody else to be alive. I've said it before and I will say it  again. If you want to know what America is like, if you've never been here before, the first place  you should go when you get here is a Bies and that is American culture. Oh my god, her accent is so  strong. I had to read the subtitles. Her accent is so dang strong. What the he just seem happier than  ever to be alive. I've said it before and I will say it again. If you want to know what America is  like, if you've never been here before, the first place you should go when you get here is a BIES  and that is American culture. I'm not saying I'm proud of it, but it's what it is. Bakies. Bakies  is definitely on the on the list to visit for sure. By the end of their journey, many admitted  they finally understood why Americans often appear so confident. It wasn't just about wealth or size.  It was the culture, the optimism, and the belief that bigger goals are worth pursuing. That's the  part most outsiders never expect. The media looked like the fools that they are. Because for decades  that us in Europe have been lied to about what America is and how American people are. Exactly.  And we've been deceived. Like it it's it's sad and it it infuriates me because I've been one of  the only people that know and you've been only one one of the only people I know that when we say,  "Oh, we're going to America." People are like, "Oh, maybe I'll never see you again." Yeah. You  know what? Maybe you will never see me again.

[00:19:41]And not just that, it's been also, "Why are you  going there? Why don't you go somewhere else?"

[00:19:44]And they're like, "You know what? If you don't  understand it, it's fine." But now I think they do. Yeah. And oh, I just cannot explain to you  how happy I am right now. I love you, America.

[00:19:53]Honestly, you've done the world. You've done I  just can't wait to go. Yeah. This just makes me think about all the things that the media made me  believe about the States before I went to actually experience it myself. And like yeah, one of the  the main one was that people were obnoxious, loud, didn't care about you, just care about  themselves. The food would make you sick. It was also un I have a question for Europeans right  now. And I know that Europe is not a monolith.

[00:20:22]It's a bunch of different countries and everyone  has different opinions, but I'm just curious as someone who makes travel content in Europe a  lot because I travel in Europe frequently. Um, I'm curious to know what you guys think about the  United States right now. So, in let's do like a a scenario. If I were to come to your country today  and we met in a grocery store or a restaurant or on a trail hiking in your beautiful parks or we  met at a historic site or whatever it is and we met and you asked me where I was from and I said  I was from the United States. What would be your immediate thought about me about me or about where  I come from or just like in general? What would be your first thought when you found out that I was  an American? Um, and be honest, like I know how I feel about what's going on in my country right  now. I'm not thrilled with what what's going on.

[00:21:20]Um, I'm feeling concerned, but I want to know  what the perception is outside of the US. Um, and people that follow me, people that know me,  and just like what the initial thought is on uh if you met an American right now, what are the  assumptions you're going to make about them? Um, obviously you know we don't all think the same,  but what's what are the vibes? Please be honest.

[00:21:48]Ah, isn't it um isn't it interesting the the  difference in uh you know people how the culture is when you get brought up with uh different  cultures you know you know they touched on that a couple of times with the British about being you  know that confidence not instilling any confidence in our children but in America completely  different completely different you know pushing them to be confident pushing them to you know  have their voices heard and everything else and be outgoing and everything, you know, completely  different, completely different cultures. So, but I'm glad all those people have been to America  and they've enjoyed it and they've, you know, take away that politics and take away the media,  politicians, you know, people are just people. Um, and it's fantastic. You know, they get to see  the real Americans and obviously found out that, you know, they're much more confident. Uh,  but that's just the way they are. you know, they've been brought up that way and  that's just the way they are. So, that was a good video. Let me know if you enjoyed  that one, guys. Thank you very much for joining me. Make sure you stay safe and I'll definitely  see you in the next reaction video. Oh, you're still here. You want more content? Why don't you  check out my Patreon down here? You'll get plenty more content and some exclusive videos over there,  too. If not, why not check out this one over here?