American Reacts to Questions Brits Have About America (Part 1)
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- Опубліковано 13 тра 2023
- As an American I am fascinated by how similar and yet incredibly different British culture is to American culture. Today I am very excited to react to questions Brits have about how things are done in American in comparison to Britain. If you enjoyed the video feel free to leave a comment, like, or subscribe for more!
It's so British to be like
"Any questions?"
"Yeah, why is your cheese sh*t and why don't you walk!?" 😂😂
Hey what's going on, everyone? I'm just a typical, average Scotsman, here to react and learn why i love this channel so much....
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I agree, from a typical average Englishman just south of the border .....
Every time I hear "here today" I think "gone tomorrow " sorry I can't help it 😂 the saying is stuck in my head
@@AmethystRock ditto lol
Aye, right enough.
As American as Apple pie.... although Apple pie is English 😂😂
And some English people have ( proper) cheese with their apple pie, Cheshire cheese usually
@@robt2778 Not just English, we do it in Scotland too but I've only seen it with cheddar.
@@scottneil1187 ah. I thought It was just a Lancashire thing,
and bar b ques stared in europe
Apple pie is also American.
The fact that you would NEED to look under the stall door to see if its occupied. Its literally century old standard to have stall locks that show OCCUPIED/VACANT on the outside as the lock is operated on the inside.
yeah needing to look to see feet to see if it's occupied makes me wonder if there's not occupied/vacant thingy on the door in american bathrooms. like, i don't need to know if someone's in there or not, it could be closed because it's under maintenance, i just need to know if the door is locked or not, that tells me if there's someone in there or not
The actual reason is because in the 70s and 80s people would do things like illegal drugs in the stalls, resulting in medical emergencies or criminal activity. Therefore, it was determined that gaps around the doors would discourage this activity and the ability to get access to the stall from below would enable quick medical intervention
As long as there’s not 2 pairs of feet in stall,no problem.
You just gently push the door and if it doesn't move it's locked and occupied. If someone forgets to lock it it might be embarrassing. I had that happen in a bus station where it was hard to lock the door properly (lock hole wasn't lined up).
Tyler as a landscape photographer I have climbed over many fences, went down private laneways, walked over private farmland, photographed old buildings, entered many areas I would`nt dream of entering in the USA and nobody bats an eyelid.
Photographers exist in America tae, and I can guarantee they’ve done those things
@@cuttinaboot they wouldn't dare in some places
This ability to go over stiles onto farmland, might be uniquely British. The common rights of way over farmland were established during the Industrial revolution as a respite for those working "in the dark satanic mills" and mines. When access to the countryside was established, the etiquette of closing the farm gates (absent styles) was observed by all walkers, and eventually farmers grew to accept, what was initially seen as, "trespassing".
My granddaughter had cancer she had 6 months chemotherapy 1 month radiation no cost to her parents My husband fell ill in USA had to have heart surgery the cost was 500,000 dollars we were covered by our travel insurance if the procedure had taken place in UK it would have been zero cost By the way the US surgery took place 1998 so l dread think what the cost would be now the cost of our travel insurance was £43
A good example why travel insurance is a MUST! I hope your grandaughter and husband are ok.
My friend sliced his knee open in America and for stitches, general anaesthetic, a hospital bed and bandages ect, it cost 5K! Absolute madness, especially when you consider you could walk in to A&E over here and be sorted within an hour 👀
Approximately 12% of a workers salary is used to fund the NHS so that health care is free at the point of use.
Last week my daughter had an eleven hour operation with 23 surgeons and nurses plus very expensive medicines and it would have cost over a million pounds but because it was at an NHS hospital it was free of charge and the aftercare too.
Wishing your daughter a speedy recovery, hope all went well 💜
The national insurance deduction has a ceiling so it's not a total 12%, plus it goes to paying for other benefits such as old age pension, sickness and unemployment benefits! Basically a safety net for lots of stuff, not just medical help.
@@devinecaesar Thanks, yes !
It's funny how Americans will ALWAYS mention self protection when it comes to guns.
In the UK it just doesn't come into anyone's head. The likely-hood of a 'home invasion' is already very low. The idea an intruder might be armed would strike most people as ridiculous. To suggest you might need a gun on that basis...words fail me.
Ask the family of Olivia Prat-Korbel.
@@oslo6661 Your point?
As someone who is licenced with a firearm. There is very extensive checks that need to be renewed every year. Its not overall difficult to be a firearms owner in the UK but its made sure your responsible and in good mental health. I myself own a shotgun. Its mostly used to scare off wild life. As a farmer, few blanks around the area and most creatures don't come back.
@@oslo6661 you don’t take an anecdote and make it a trend 🤷🏻♂️
@@EliasBac Excellent point. What do the crime statistics show then? (rhetorical)
Apple pie is English and Dutch first recipe before 1492 in a Kings cook's book
At least a century before that and its origins stretch back to Roman times technically.
All Europeans have their own version of Apfelstrudel
You won’t have that problem in the U.K. walking on farm land.
We have a law in the U.K. called, the right to roam.
And Tresspassing isn't a crime!
@@jamesbeeching6138
Sorry, a bit behind the times... A NEW law came into the UK last year: (28th June 2022), which makes trespass, in some cases, a criminal offence punishable by imprisonment of up to four months and/or a fine of up to £2,500 - Just saying! 🤔
@@stewedfishproductions7959 that's the Tories for you!!!
@@jamesbeeching6138 Trespass can be criminal under certain conditions. These include squatting in residential premises, being on Railway property, being in a protected site (eg Stonehenge etc) or being on the property of some schools.
I would not want a bunch of people having a 'pop up' rave in a national protected site and completely destroying it - but that's just me.
You mean Scotland has a right to roam different rules compared to the rest of the UK.
I own olympic standard air pistol and air rifle (.177 pellets) and they are designed for target shooting pellets at 10 metres on olympic target faces (per ISSF). I also own a 12 gauge shotgun for shooting clays and this is always done at my local shotgun shooting ground (membership is paid annually and is currently around £200. This shotgun requires a certificate and I had a one hour interview with an officer from the firearm and explosive department of the local police constabulary for my county. The decision is made by the FEO as to whether a shotgun certificate should be granted. He collected information about my mental stability from my family doctor and a character reference from a person who is unrelated to me but has known me for at least two years.
The referee was also interviewed by the FEO. If your past has any crime or mental illness in it then you are likely to be rejected for a certificate to own a shotgun. The certificate must be renewed every 5 years. The FEO also examines the storage solution for any firearm. There is no limit to the number of shells you can buy or store. If you buy a pump action shotgun, it is adjusted to only hold 3 shells at any one time.
All of the above applies in every single jurisdiction of the UK and these are truly national laws. Northern Ireland has an exception for owning handguns. I had to provide a formal gun safe and bolt it against a concrete wall and floor. It can be examined at any time. A section one firearms certificate needs reason and proof of use case and you will be limited to the type and amount of ammunition you can buy and store. Rimfire ammunition is likely to approved for target shooting. Centrefire guns and ammunition is less likely to get a licence or a weapon without a very good reason. Handguns are banned as a result of the Dunblane massacre. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dunblane_massacre.
All of the UK laws, rules and regulations pertaining to firearms purchase and ownership are available here. www.gov.uk/government/publications/firearms-law-guidance-to-the-police-2012
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Yikes. Glad we don’t have that.
Some people do slip through the net though. We've had a couple of incidents where people with mental health issues were still allowed to keep their licence. Thankfully that's rare.
@@angelaharris6577 Yes, of course. No system is perfect and some people will go to elaborate lengths to lie. It is up to everyone who enjoys the target shooting disciplines and has the privilege of gun ownership, to be on the lookout for incongruent conduct of shooting club members and report any suspicions to the club administrators and the police FEOs.
The fact alone that you have gun alarm drills in schools is crazy.
As well as the idea that police officers are always scared of you and prone to shoot you just because you might have a gun ... Also just the idea that I could be shot when more or less accidentally tresspasing is simply amazing to me!
And all that does amount to the thought that I'd rather not live in the USA.
Well according to the news we get over in the UK you can be shot for getting the wrong house and doing nothing more nefarious than ringing the doorbell, or walking over to the wrong car
@@dasy2k1 exactly
I was told by my Florida hosts that when driving locally you can risk some road rage from another motorist who might not like something about your driving, and then you’d be shot for it! Who wants to live in a dreadful country where human life is so cheap? Think of all those USA school children we hear about every year where some crazy nutter has invaded their school and opened fire, killing umpteen pupils! And yet nothing is done to stop it. Children must be regarded as disposable commodities in USA. ‘No one cares about murdered school children in USA, there’s plenty more where they came from’ is the clear and chilling message America sends across the world, with its stupid and archaic ‘right to bear arms’ law.
That is nothing of which to be proud.
You should look at a video about Scotland's right to roam Tyler. There is no trespass in Scotland. You have the right to walk on private land. You can walk through farm land or privately owned estates etc and there are no problems really. People tend to respect the land and pathways which are on private lands and the iwners respect the right of people walking on their land.
I completely agree, if you respect their rights most landowners and farmers respect yours. Those who fly tip or cause other problems are in a minority. I do a lot of practical conservation voluntary work in our local countryside and its lovely how many people thank us for helping to maintain beautiful places, and appreciate our lovely countryside. It must be awful to not be able to just go for a walk in your local woods or hills unless you have a walking trail nearby.
Yess! I love this in scotland, thats one of the reasons im proud to be scottish 🏴
@@kgames3563I'd be scared it was a murderer or something 🤣
True only place in scotlamd thay has a trespass law i believe is the Railway but I think they all should.
This is not exclusive to Scotland, Im pretty sure most countries in Europe has this in one form or another, we certainly do here in the Nordics
American-"the second amendment is gospel and you can't change the second amendment"
Me-"here's a dictionary, look up the word amendment"
😂😂😂😂
Any British supermarket offers a wide range of cheeses, from British Cheddar, Cheshire, Red Leicester, Caerphilly, Wensleydale (to name but a few) to French Brie and Camembert, Swiss Gruyere, Dutch Edam and Gouda, Greek Feta and Halloumi and lots more. Even a local store will usually have the staples, eg. cheddar. I guess that means you don't have cheese boards - a variety of cheeses served with crackers, dried or fresh fruit and nuts, usually as an alternative to (or sometimes before) the dessert course of a main meal.
Finding a decent dry white to go with the cheese probably an issue in USA too.
Also double gloucester and stilton and with grapes on the cheeseboard,
And a lot of different vegan cheeses too.
When my niece went to the US, she had such trouble getting ANY food served to her WITHOUT cheese or any dairy at all (milk allergy),
the restaurants etc looked at the family like they were mad when they asked for things to be served without it, or constantly had to ask:
"is there milk in this?"
"no"
(niece is sick for next two days) because they added cheese or things with lactose in, when it wasn't stated on the menu.
"but cheese isn't milk"
Really wants to say: "IT'S *MADE* FROM MILK, YA DINGDONG!"
Oh, we're up to 100 quid here on contactless now...
No limit on ApplePay - for other contactless in the UK, the limit on a single transaction is now £300 (may require a PIN). No daily limit on transactions...
They would really have kittens over mine, not an allergy but an intolerance to raw egg so anything with Mayo is a no no. Also on GP's orders no added salt to anything (including substitutes unless a natural organic product like powdered seaweed). That has caused a few arguments with head chefs here and they had advance notice when the reservation was made.
In North America it very much depends where you visited. In some of the more "woke" states, they have a lot of lactose awareness, even down to their menus and in some other states they wouldn't be aware of that at all. It must have been frustrating.
So many on the West coast and In the North Eastern states, it is almost trendy to have a gluten or a lactose intolerance. 😅. That is obviously not what your niece has. Hers sounds very serious.
@@lisbetsoda4874 But the difference here is that full and accurate allergen information is a legal requirement. You can be prosecuted, and potentially shut down, if you give no, or misleading info.
If there's a question about certain foods on a menu, I ask as well 👍
You can in Britain to walk through farmland without being shot its our right in a lot of field's in Britain walkthroughs going back thousands of years paths that are maintained by farmers ❤
In Scotland you can walk anywhere on private land, you don’t have to stick to the path. Of course there are exceptions. You can’t harm crops, you can’t walk through someone’s private garden etc, but you can walk through any field or up any hill/mountain even if there isn’t a footpath.
My British friends visited Florida recently and said the food was terrible. Even their host didn't cook fresh food, just heated ready meals. While we do eat ready meals here in the UK, they contain far fewer bad additives. And we do eat much more healthily.
I visited Florida and the food was definitely NOT terrible! Some US foods are true but the vast majority of American food is AOkay
@@DFMSelfprotection Don't shoot me, I'm only the messenger! It all depends on what you're used to and what your personal food standards are. This couple were vehement about how bad it was. And it's more expensive in the US now. It's also well known that US food is full of unnecessary additives and other junk we don't need.
@@DFMSelfprotectionadding to this, the allergy friendly foods in the US taste way better than the UK
Regarding healthcare, people who are unable to work because of disabilities or personal circumstances are still covered in the UK. You do not need to pay taxes.
The people who are fit and well and pay taxes, subsidise the people less fortunate. A sign of a fairer society IMHO. And yes, there will be always people who can work but don't but that is no reason to abandon the people who genuinely can't work who are very much in the majority.
Another point is that American healthcare costs are massively inflated compared to much of the rest of the world.
Don't people still pay tax, even if they're on benefits? I thought they did, but that it's deducted at source?
@@robcrossgrove7927 Some state benefits are taxable but only if you exceed the personal allowances of course. And that is not the case with most allowances, Job Seekers allowance is £84 /week if you're over 25 which is a third of the tax free personal allowance if you were to receive it for a year. The majority of benefits, things like Housing benefit, Universal Credit, Income Support are not taxable.
And taxable benefits are not taxed at source (I used to claim Incapacity Benefit for a relative and included it in his tax return.)
@@UnknownUser-rb9pd Thanks for clarifying.
@@robcrossgrove7927Late answer here, sorry. Although the reply to your initial question was not incorrect, there's a bit more to it. Services such as the NHS are largely/mainly paid for from general taxation, which includes income tax _among other taxes_ . One source of tax income which contributes to the general pot which pays for the NHS, and that many people discount, is VAT. This is charged on a huge number of items and services. Everyone, who ever pays for anything or who has other people paying for things for them, will be contributing _something_ , however small, to the general pot of money. VAT is charged (at varying rates) on many, many consumer items and services - from a small bar of chocolate or a bus fare, to a designer fashion items and jewellery, so it is almost inevitable that everyone contributes, however small a contribution it may be.
"A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State"
You bringing guns to a drone fight.
With regards to 16:20 yes criminals might be able to still get guns, but only the most hard core rich ones as guns would cost 3-5x more on the black market, so easier for police to keep a handle on.
Nah mate, trust me, they don't cost that much and aren't actually that hard to get if you know the right folk.
It's not that we think all Americans own guns and that you see them all the time. It's the fact that for us to live in America, there's always going to be that heightened possibility you'll be part of, or be close to someone who is a part of a mass shooting. There's also a rising tension in the US to where simple disagreements or arguments are turning deadly because of the vastly unchecked ownership of guns. People get it wrong when they say we can't have guns in the UK. We can, it's just that you have to jump through a lot of hoops, have a valid reason for owning the gun (such as hunting), be a responsible owner and prove you are so & not have any mental health problems in order to own one otherwise we'd have wrong Subway orders turning in to death matches too.
I do think there need to be mental health checks, otherwise it should be legal to own a firearm in the UK, even for purposes of self-defense. You can't truly have bodily autonomy without the ability to defend that autonomy, and historically we know that governments can become tyrannical and oppress the people.
The idea that Americans are against mental health checks for gun ownership is mad. Ironically.
People there actually think even absolute head cases should be able to walk into a shop and buy a gun.
And the whole, "If we ban guns, criminals will still get hold of them, so why bother!" argument.
Welcome to the premise to ALL criminal activity. Things that are illegal, criminals will still do, otherwise you'd live in a utopia.
Drugs kill people and ruin lives, you make them illegal, people still get hold of them, violent attacks are illegal but people still do them.
People will always find a way to break the law if they are committed enough, doesn't mean you shouldn't try.
clearly you don't understand the process to purchase a gun in USA. There are already checks in place.
@@shaygree-tg7ur A quick background check is clearly not enough. According to the NY times you can buy a gun within an hour ina lot of places in America. To do PROPER checks should take months. A system like the UK would be a lot better. You should apply for one, then go to a series of interviews and mental checks to ensure that you are safe and of sound mind. Then have someone come round to your house to check that you have suitable gun lockers etc. ... Then you get the gun.
I am British but I think I know the answer to the cheese question - it's about shelf life and the time it takes to distribute produce nationally across the US. There are some VERY fine American cheeses but you need to go to local creameries or local grocery stores to get them. The big chains carry the 'fake' cheese because it doesn't pressure their distribution network to transport it across the continent, chilled but not frozen, and then sell it before it goes off.
But we get loads of our cheese from Italy, France, the Netherlands, etc.
@@ann_onn
They are all very close... In comparison the US is huge and it also comes down to the 'Mighty Dollar' and profit margins. But as the OP said, they DO have many great cheeses, but they are sold locally or at farmers markets etc.
But cheese keeps for months. Cut cheese goes off quicker but ive seen restaurants that have bought a cheese (about the size of a small barrel) and left it to mature for months
@@stewedfishproductions7959 Europe is bigger than the contiguous USA. And how many chains actually supply US-wide? Thats not how primary logistics work. Surely fresh distribution should be like it is here in Europe - Tesco delivers daily to Scotland by train.
Aussie here. We are the same size as the US with a big hot desert in the middle. But we are able to get cheeses, from Europe UK NZ and locally made cheeses, from most supermarkets gourmet delis and food and produce markets. Cow sheep and goats milk cheeses. I can only think that the US dairy market is set up where the majoroty of milk produced goes to big commercial milk processing plants which produce cheese in a certain way. And thats whats sold commercially. That happens here too but we have a big market for overseas and artisan cheese makers too.
Ironically if you want to get a gun off the black market in Britain the for the sake of simplicity the 'vetting' process would be more stringent than legally buying one in some US states. The seller knows that if the gun is used in a crime the Police are going to come down hard to find out where it came from.
Seeing guns on police officers is enough to scare me. When I went to florida for holiday, every-time I saw an officer I was afraid for my life. Especially knowing how untrustworthy the American police are with guns.
There are some police in the UK that are armed with rifles, but I feel far less afraid because I know they are very disciplined. But I still try to stay away from them.
All police officers in Northern Ireland are armed.
You sound paranoid.
@@drink8ace Because the British government.
Even with contactless cards you do on occasion have to swipe or use Chip and Pin - it's done randomly (both on the card and the card reader) so that there's some check that the person with the card is meant to have it. The legal contactless limit is £100 ($125) but stores can have lower limits if they wish.
Guns: I grew up on a farm and had access to shotguns which we used for pest control. I've also fired military weapons in controlled situations. But I've no reason or need to own a gun. I've only seen a UK policeman with a firearm twice in my 64 years (outside airports), it's really rare.
America still has cheques -need I say more!
I always cringe when they talk about 'pay cheques'. Like it's the 1950s!
We just arrived in Washington State today for a few days. I have used my Visa card three times for quite small amounts, no use of a pin, no contactless, one I had to sign a piece of paper, one I had to sign electronically on a screen and one I had to insert the card! It was like going back to the 70s!
As a UK postal worker I walk an average of 14 miles per day.
In shorts ?
I remember these days Clive till i migrated.
@@phoenix-xu9xj Yes.
Lol @ Clive Newman ... I presume in shorts no matter the weather. If you were US postperson it'd be less as they have post boxes outside rather than letterbox in their front doors 😅
@@isladurrant2015 Yes, in shorts all year round.
In the uk, we have something that makes sure the government doesn't get out of line and gets too much power, its called the monarchy 😉
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@@suzanne2905Jealous much?🙄
There aren't laws against guns, but laws to control gun ownership. Most guns are allowed in the UK but you have to have a good reason for needing it. Self defence is not a good reason. It also has to be stored and used in certain ways. Freedom? You can't even cross the road without being done for Jaywalking??? :)
Self defense is a very good reason. Especially when it's the tyrannical government. A few years ago we had a tyrannical government here in the states, and the British found out why it wasn't good for armed people to be as such. 1776 .Sheep think like sheep. We need to do a repeat.
@@parkinglot4956 I understand the way that gun ownership is deep in American psyche - you are, as you say, a revolutionary country after all, created through armed struggle against a tyrannical overseas power (us). I can also understand why self-defence is a good reason when the chances are that someone trying to break into your home at night is going to be armed themselves - Judith's point though is that it's not a good reason over here because no one is going to try to break into your home armed with a gun; a knife possibly but that's about it.
What I don't understand is the lack of proper background checks and the age limits. Why not require a permit (not all States do, as I understand it), why not do checks on mental health, when that could save lives? Why take away someone's right to vote if they've committed a felony (again, some States do as I understand it) but not their right to a gun? Likewise, I can't get my head around the fact that an 18 year old can serve, fight and die for their country and own multiple guns but isn't considered mature enough to drink alcohol.
I don't say this as criticism - I've only been to your country once and I loved it - and God knows that we have some nonsensical laws of our own but I would like to listen and try to understand more.
@@parkinglot4956 what a load of rubbish. A bunch of rednecks with AR15s aren't going to stop a rogue president (they probably voted for him anyway). There's a long list of democracies around the world who manage to remain democracies without their civilians being armed.
Serbia had mass shootings recently and responded promptly by offering an amnesty for people to hand in weapons before a crackdown happens.
@parkinglot4956 That says so much more about your paranoid thinking than it does about the UK. You aren't a wolf... you're scared.
You are so likeable. Thanks for all the reactions you do. As a Brit I really enjoy them 😊
As a French who’s been living in Canada and the US for the past decade, I can tell that American taste for actual cheese is changing 😉
The last few years, I’ve see more and more pretty decent cheese for a reasonable price.
Actually I was always able to find good cheese but it used to be insanely expensive compared to Europe
I once walked into the wrong house by mistake, a little bit drunk.
The owners just laughed it off, but in America I could well have been shot.
I really enjoy your sense of humour (or should I say humor?) Love the way you react to differences with openness. Thank you for being so entertaining.
I fibf him crazy entertaining as well, but more fir the bs facts he comes out with. Mt faves are. Americans don't eat fish, and we don't have moose in the US. He's such a bad spokesman for America.. 😅
Yes Brits are allowed guns for hunting, for shooting ranges, for certain jobs (E.g. farmers, certain police etc.). However you need a licence and a capability test etc. everyone thinks you cannot own a gun in uk but you can there’s just strict rules to get one. You cannot just go down your local grocery store to get one you have to go to a special gun store & show that you have got a licence. This should be the same in USA.
You can't legally own a handgun in the UK any more, not since 1997.
@@mikehowells7746 I didn’t say a hand gun. I said you could own a gun if you have a specific job or sport that requires it. But I didn’t specify the type of gun. I said things like you could own a gun for hunting, farmers can get a licence to own a gun, certain branches of the police & military can sometimes get a licence for a gun. But I would never say the type of gun each can own.
As a non American it seems we spend lots of time critical of Americans and America, this Scot loves the place and the people, it is a fantastic place
Why no health service no maternity leave short holidays money is everything and children not safe at school
.OK for a holiday. Lovely scenery and that's it
This Brit (English, sorry...) agrees with you - I think too many of the comments are critical of the USA - when actually most of us love Americans and America
Contactless now is up to £100 when using your card, but if you use your phone, which many of us do now, it is up to £250 on any one purchase. Reason for the difference is that if a card is stolen, then only £100 can be tapped for, but if a phone is stolen, it usually requires you to self authorise use of your payment wallet app before using, which is with a fingerprint or pin number.
The contacless is now £100.00 limit.
And with the toilets, even if they don’t have the occupied/vacant thing, usually if there’s nobody in there the door will be open
Speaking about the thorny issue of guns I spent 10 days in Indianapolis last year. Was amused to go to a shopping mall where Mall rule No 7 was "No firearms to be carried in this mall." Less amused to learn there had been a mass shooting there recently which had ended when a random shopper killed the shooter with a private firearm. That is why Britons find the U.S cultural obsession with gun ownership an apparent willingness to ignore mass shootings to be disturbing.
Why is a citizen with a gun stopping criminal with a gun a bad thing?
@@timothyreel716 I never said it was. You do actually make my point about alien mindsets for me. An American's first thought is "Why is shooting a criminal dead a bad thing?". A Brit thinks "Who thinks 'Well since I need to buy a pair of shoes from the mall I had better arm up' is an obvious logical process?
In 1966, James Goodfellow (a Scotsman) invented and patented personal identification number (PIN) technology and an automated teller machine (ATM). Roland Moreno, a French inventor, created and patented both the "smart card" ring and the device which read it, creating a use for 'Chip and Pin' and also the 'Contactless' payment. So the US had nothing to do with these banking and payments inventions.
Honestly, no offence meant but I can't name a single American invention.
Contactless! You put some blokes on the Moon over half a century ago 😂
My friend in the US would, a couple of years ago, defend the US healthcare system to the hilt. He was another American who believed a system like the NHS is socialism and why should he pay more tax towards other people's healthcare.
Then last year he had a stroke, and from then on hasn't been able to work and so he lost his health insurance plan that he had through his job.
So now he is in big debt from the cost of the original treatment he received that the insurance company he paid into all those years is refusing to pay out for.
On top of that he cannot afford the hundreds and hundreds of dollars a month to buy all the prescription medications that the doctors have said he needs. So he just goes without the medication altogether.
Recently, for the first time in a long time, my friend brought up the subject of healthcare. We had avoided the subject for a long time because it was something we had very opposing views on and we had to agree to disagree. He asked many things like how much we are taxed for having the NHS and how much prescription drugs are.
He is a dear, longtime friend but I couldn't lie to him and tell him things that weren't true. When he found out our fixed prescription price, the fact we've no co pays, or out of pocket money except for things like dental care and so on he replied with one comment "omg, we are getting ripped off here in the US".
It's sad that it took such a terrible thing as a stroke to happen to him as a patriotic army veteran for him to change his view of the world and realise, one of the most patriotic things a country can ever do is take care of it's citizens in time of medical emergency.
I'm so grateful to the NHS because only just over a month ago my own partner had a seizure. The ambulance was at our house in under five minutes. She was in hospital around a week. Had all her scans, all her treatment, got her prescription anti seizure drugs and paid £0. It is something we could never have been able to afford to pay for.
I absolutely agree, the norm is what you know.
In uk when a stool is empty it's unlocked and therefore green on the lock. When your inside you lock the door and red appears to show its occupied. No gaps for everyone to hear your business or see you.
Its so funny to me that Americans see an "amendment" as being something that can't be changed.
Well the amendment that led to prohibition was repealed, so...
Tyler, there are times in the past when you've said some pretty dumb or uninformed things BUT I have to say that lately I'm becoming more and more impressed with your intelligent eloquence and it's on display again here today. I think some of us may have underestimated you when you first began these videos. Your reactions to the questions posed here were humbly objective as well as appropriately subjective, and also showed how much you've really learned about the UK and the way(s) its people(s) think and feel. Now, if only we knew whether you actually READ THESE COMMENTS... Perhaps we'll never know?
I do enjoy your reactions Tyler. I have a friend who was staying with a family in a suburban area of a large town in Texas. Being a great 'walker' at home, he decided to go for a stroll.....whilst walking a police patrol car pulled up and he was questioned as to 'what are you doing?'. ..... he was scared stiff having the typical British reaction to policemen with guns. He didn't take any more walks. ;-)
Contactless pay limit is now £100, and mobile phone contactless is £10000. Also swiping is no longer allowed in stores and supermarkets, since its easy for people to use stolen cards or counterfeit cards.
The NHS is free at the point of need. This means even as a visitor to the country you will receive care, without having to prove you can pay for it first. The NHS is then supposed to approach your country's government to get the cost of the treatment back. Sadly there's something called health tourism, where people find it's cheaper to buy a flight to the UK, expecting to get treatment for free once they're here, which has an impact on the people living here, as they will have to wait longer for treatment, or find some treatments are withdrawn.
Our National Insurance, paid by those who can afford it as part of their monthly tax deductions, pays to make sure that those less able to pay can still receive treatment. Those who have lots of money can still choose to pay for private healthcare in addition to their NI contributions, where elective treatments are carried out in private hospitals, usually by the same specialists who work part of their week for the NHS. All emergency care is carried out by the NHS.
Prescriptions have a fixed fee per item, no matter how expensive the drugs themselves are. Places like Scotland have free prescriptions for all, while England has free prescriptions for lots of people, with others having the option to pay for a maximum number of prescriptions per year, no matter how many they use...or they can just pay as and when they need the occasional prescription. Current prescription charges are £9.65 per item, if you are one of the people that needs to pay.
It was the same with Chip & Pin (i.e. instead of swiping you card and having to sign something which was relatively easy to abuse) where you type in a pin instead of signing.
In USA chip and pin is known as fries and pin!!
Back in the eighties, my American husband was able to use his mother’s credit card in Boston Store. We opened a bank account because some people sent cheques ascwedding presents if they couldn’t get to the wedding. Do you know anyone who could vouch for you? the clerk asked. I pointed to my new father in law, and the clerk said Oh you know (name)? That’s ok then. My father in law had his back towards us and was unaware at that moment of the conversation.
We have in the UK which states “every boy over the age of 5 should know archery.” do you know how many children over 5 are archers? Not that many, just because it’s written, doesn’t mean it has to be obeyed. Yes back in medieval times it would be important not so much now.
Actually it was males over the age of 14 and it was repealed by the Statute Law Revision Act c.125 in 1863.
/Pedant mode off.
My apologies the law is All English males over the age of 14 are to carry out two hours of longbow practice every week, supervised by the local clergy. This law dates from the middle ages when there was no army and is still in place today.
People don't even use debit cards in the UK much now. Everybody pays contactless through their phones.
There's still a lot of people who don't and won't have a smart phone. Me for one. People without smart phones are discriminated against.
@@robcrossgrove7927 And it'll only get worse I'm afraid.
@@tonycowin I'm afraid you're right. At some point, in the not too distant future, I'm afraid I'm going to have to join the 21st Century.
Even buskers have contactless payment in UK
Yep
Very interesting hearing the American POV on some of these questions! Like that you answer them in such a calm manner, because some of them, gun law in particular I know are quite emotive.
Another question about toilet stalls, do they all self flush?
I was in Las Vegas last year, and every couple of minutes every toilet just flushed itself?! I found that very odd 😂😂😂
not sure if you visit a supermarkets toilets often, but, asda and tesco have a 'motion gesture flush' - you have to swipe your hand over an infra-red sensor to make the toilet flush. good in theory, terrible in a power cut! 🤣
in belgium you can get a gun if you join a gun or hunting club , But your gun stays is a locker in the club , there are special cases where you can get a permit to have it at home but thats really hard to get . and you need to be active in that club a few times a year or lose your gun if the period expires , you can ofcourse sell it before that time expires
Hate to break it to you Tyler but APPLE PIE originates from ENGLAND. Earliest written record 1390 AD
I went to the US last year (travelled from East to West starting in NYC) and was absolutely baffeled by how uncommon paying tap, or contactless was compared to the rest of the world. Even visiting different developing countries 5 years ago their pay systems were more advanced on a whole than America last year, it was absolutely mad. The fact at restaurants you had to actually SIGN the bill and they take your card away I was soooo baffled, literally haven't used my signature for a payment in over a decade, I can't even remember the last time I used it before I went to the US.
Very good video, really put you on the spot.
It is weird in the US that people don't tend to walk, or at least in the various parts that we have visited. Mind you, there was one part we thought afterwards it would have probably been best not to walk, as we realised it was where the riots had taken place 2 weeks earlier in San Fransico in 1992.
In Las Vegas in September 2017 my husband & son went to a gun range, so they could experience using various guns. I chose to just watch. We then explored the strip, and watched them erecting an arena for the concert due to take place in a few days time. While walking around we remembered looking up at the Mandalay Bay hotel. Having flown home we were horrified to hear a few days later of what took place, and the huge numbers of people killed and injured on the spot we had been standing. The ease the killer had in obtaining guns, and transporting them into that hotel is absolutely horrific.
My brother was recebtly in New York, and went for a cycle ride around Central Park on his own. He was shaken when three bullets passed very close to him.
Experiences like those make UK visitors to the US apprehensive, particularly if I was to know my white son and Nigerian wife were there.
Very inciteful Tyler, would like to see more vids like this, where you explain or give the US side of an argument or issue. Great stuff :D
I went to the USA once, NEVER AGAIN ! I couldn't find anything to eat! I was expecting perhaps a Longhorn Steer steak on my plate with a few French Fries. That would have been ideal. Instead My hosts took me to their local eateries thinking I would like it 'cos we have them back home, places like Nando's & Subway. I cannot eat anything spicy and by spicy I mean even Ginger Beer has me in Agony for hours like thousands of needles pricking my tongue. I asked just for a plate of Chips on my second day there. I think the waiter thought of what was nearest in their menu so brought a plate of Potato Wedges covered in Tabasco sauce. Even without the sauce I couldn't have eaten them 'cos they still had the skins on, Yuk. Being very helpful my host got me a transfer into a motel room with its own cooker. I went to a supermarket looking for some Bacon. We have "Back Bacon over here. Each slice is 95% red meat and 5% fat. American Bacon is entirely the opposite. I was told on my return to the UK I should have asked for Canadian Bacon but even this is not right because it's the equivalent to our "Gammon".
You don’t know how happy your comment has made me! To hear that there is someone out there that has as much (or possibly worse) difficulty with spices as I do! I feel like I’ve found a kindred spirit. Others (including my family) just don’t understand. They tell me ‘this is so incredibly mild’ yet it tastes so hot 🥵 to me.
If something says ‘tangy’ on a menu, that means intolerably hot hot hot to me.
THE MAJOR difference between the UK and our little cousins is when the UK has one single school massacre by gun the law changes immediately, in the US it’s school massacres is over 100?
contactless payment devices are in every shop in the UK and in taxis and transport while its only in %58 in the US !
Here in the UK if I have a licence, I could own a Beretta ARX 160 assault rifle, a Heckler & Koch HK416 (which is a version of an AR15), an UZI, a Steyr HS 50 Cal, an Accuracy International sniper rifle, and a pump-action Mossberg 500. The only requirement is that I must pass the requirements to get the licence. So when I hear an American tell me that they have the right to own weapons that I couldn't I get a little annoyed. The only right an american has that somebody in the UK doesn't is the ease of access to a gun regardless of your mental health.
In the UK the contactless card limit has been raised to £100, while Google Pay/Apple Pay are everywhere.
Android pay is £500 limit last time I checked
Wow, that video IS old.
Contact limit was raised during Covid ( because people didn’t like to handle cash)
It WAS £30, but now it £100 ( $124.59 US) at the time of posting.
Contactless payments might be convenient but it also makes theft of your money much easier, since the thieves can just tap your card for their purchases without having to know your PIN. I'd rather still be entering my PIN - it would make me feel more secure about losing my cards. Especially since some shops are allowing you tap your card for purchases up to £100 - that's a lot to lose if someone steals your card and could feasibly visit a few shops in a single day and leave you hundreds of pounds out of pocket. With regards to the gun laws in Britain, it only works because the normal, every day, police are also not allowed to carry guns and have to call in an 'Armed Response Unit' if they are facing firearms during an attempted arrest. Normal police have tasers and batons and perhaps some pepper spray and that's it (well an exception is the London Metropolitan Police, who are allowed to carry firearms in certain areas, like the airport). Aside from the normal population, I can't see the police in the USA ever giving up their guns, can you? With regards to the gaps in public toilet doors, if I ever visit USA I'll be sure to bring a roll of masking tape to the bathroom with me and mask up those gaps before sitting down 🤣 Looking forward to Part 2!
@tyler Toilet cubicle doors: Apparently 99% are made by prisons to a set size ....So that is why they often fit badly....Also it is a bit of a paradox..Americans are quite puritanical about toilets [calling it the bathroom/restroom etc] but at the same time there is little privacy???
Americans?, we call it the bathroom or restroom here in the UK, restroom is an older term but there are still train stations with signs saying restrooms and I've always said bathroom for my nearly 50 years, so does everyone I know.
@scottneil1187 if a station has a sign saying restroom in the UK (I've only seen ones saying waiting g room) it would be because it was a sewting area where you rested waiting for your train, and the toilet would adjoin it. Station toilets are the main reason we call using the toilet "spending a penny" as they used to require 1d (one old penny) to lock the door. At one point my grandpa's role as a station porter meant he had to collect all of the old pennies, and it needed a wheelbarrow as it was such a large station.
Cheese: Cheddar, Stilton, Wensleydale. These are my favourites. They are not 'fancy'.
There is also Red Leicester, Double Gloucester, Cheshire and lots of other English cheeses. There are also Italian cheeses like Parmesan, Mozzarella, and French cheeses like Brie, Camembert, Roquefort.
Plenty of good cheeses from the rest of the UK too, Dunlop Cheddar is banging as is Orkney cheese.
I've only seen armed police 3 times, let alone civilians with guns. And I don't think I've ever seen someone swipe their card to pay. Chip and PIN has been pretty much standard for 20 years, and now contactless up to £100.
We had armed police in the street next to ours last week, I think they'd actually come from Wales to back up local police , there was a helicopter hovering over and everything, it was very exciting for the locals 😂 I think it was because someone had reported seeing some lads with a gun, it's right near to some fields so was probably some kids messing about with a BB gun
As a brit, that is by far the most intelligent, honest and understandable explanation of guns in America that I've heard. Good job in articulating that so well
Contactless cards have been in use in the UK since around 2006 but took time to grow in popularity; I was a student in London around that time and had contactless cards and an Oyster card which was contactless too. Outside of London it could be hard to find places that accepted contactless payments back then though. As far as contactless security concerns go, most UK banks will let you turn it off if you want; for any NatWest Group bank for example, RBS, NatWest, Ulster, Coutts etc, you can set the contactless limit in their app (£5 up to £100) or turn contactless off entirely so you have to use a pin ever time, you can even turn chip and pin off too so the card can't be used in a store only at a cash machine. So it is everywhere now but you're not forced to use it.
I still live in Norway, but like the videos about the UK and Canada too. :) When it comes to guns I do believe England have about the same requirements as here in Norway. You have to be a hunter, use them for sports or in your work (police/military). And the largest cardridges for semi automatic are 22 LR. And you generally do not get a permit for self defence. Therefore there are mostly bolt action rifles and shot guns. It's not easy to get a permit. The last rifle I applied for was for a Mauser in 30-06, from my father. That process took 8 months (it was during the pandemic). And I had several licenced guns already. :)
I know family and work colleagues who have owned guns, but the law is very tight on it. People think you cannot own a gun in the UK, but you can. You need to keep your licenced guns in a locked safe place (not just a kitchen cupboard) and you need to have specific licences that the police will check out. There's no reason to have a pistol in your house, and should be kept at your gun club etc. I don't know a lot about it, but I have uncles who use shotguns at clubs and work colleagues who were very good with pistols but they could be bothered to undergo the strict tests and restrictions. Hard but not impossible. I do know that you cannot have a gun licence or even touch one if you have a recent criminal record.
Also, in the UK, you would be on shaky ground if you even struck a burglar unless you were in dire life or death; never mind shoot them!
Cntrary to what a lot of people think, guns aren't illegal in the UK though. You just have to pass the checks, and have a reason to have it. But crucially, self defence is not a valid reason.
NHS - a few weeks ago, I needed to see a doctor. Got a same day appointment at the GP. That was a Wednesday. The next Tuesday I went for blood tests for just about everything (it was a bank holiday or it'd have been the Monday). Got a text with the results on Thursday, and the prescription was already at the pharmacist, and I just had to go there. It cost me the £9.40 prescription fee.
Sometimes us Brits kind of imagine America like an First Person Shooter even if we know guns arent quite as common to see or use as media suggests
Australian public toilets only have a gap at the bottom of the door (about 10 to 12 inches) so the cleaners can mop and clean. Also, in an emergency, someone can be dragged from the locked stall
Meanwhile in the NHS. No insurance needed and if you do have insurance it’s not tied to your job
The reason we have such strict gun laws in the UK is because we had a really bad school shooting in Dunblane, Scotland back in 1996. The response to that was creating legislation to ban all handguns for normal citizens and make people pass strict background checks (this includes members of the police) to be able to acquire them. Since 1996, we’ve had 8 mass shootings. That's on average 1 mass shooting every 3 and a quarter years. In the 26 years leading up to 1996, we had 18 mass shootings. That's about 1 mass shooting every 18 months on average. A similar mass shooting happened in Australia also in 1996 and they had the same response as the UK.
Yea but the constitution has amendments therefore that very word means it is there to be changed as suitable. If you stick to to the original then prohibition etc would still be a thing. Slavery would still be a thing. Second amendment can be amended if politicians wanted too.
Politicians funded by the NRA will never vote for safe gun laws.
Im from europe, ive never heard a gun fire irl and ive only seem them used by armed police, old relics or museums guns are 0 part of my daily life and monthly life, i might only see a gun 2 to 3 times a year in cities max.
I live in Scotland and have been shot at with a double barrel shotgun, terrifying experience, thankfully it was just a grumpy farmer who shot over our heads to scare us, also saw my grandad, who was a gamekeeper shoot a fox, not pretty, I've fired a shotgun myself on farmland, so guns are here, just in the places guns are required.
Cheddar Cheese is actually Cured in Caves , AT the Cheddar Gorge.
British bathroom stalls still have a gap at the bottom of the door (and around the stall) to make cleaning easier but it's normally no more than 10-15cm (4-6")
The stall door goes up to the top of the stall walls which are typically 2m (6'6") tall and closes with an overlap on the frame so there is no side gap
Great reaction 😊 Is it a gun question now in America or an assault rifle question - an estimated at least 20 million AK47s in 'civilian' hands ! Thats one hell of an army
Hi Tyler, just going to add to some of the other comments:
- guns - you *can* get a wide variety of guns in the UK, but it is very, very hard. We also have developed a cultural aversion to gun ownership; we just don't seeing owning a handgun as being something a normal person does. Yes, bad guys do have illegal guns, but being caught with / using one is an invitation to enhanced sentencing at court. By the way, knife crime in the UK is also much less common per capita than in the US.
- cheese - we have a huge variety of regional, national, and international varieties in most stores (including pre-sliced) but we also have short supply lines; as many cheeses as local accents - but we are not obsessed :)
- walking - historically there are lots of ancient lanes and by-ways, protected by law and a lot of Brits do like to 'ramble', but we are taught at an early age to protect the countryside and farms/farmers. You also won't get shot walking on private land (although you may get a severe 'tut-tut!')
- the NHS - this is a big one. In the UK, we pay less for healthcare per capita than the US and still get better overall outcomes. Universal coverage starts before you are born and supports you until the day you die and is not dependent upon your ability to pay. Government control means that prices of medicines are kept in check and allocated on the basis of need. The NHS is far from perfect, but I think I prefer it to a system that is unaffordable for some people and bankrupts those with inadequte insurance. As a diabetic in the UK, all my medices are free for the rest of my life (and not just insulin or the diabetes ones)
- Taxes - not really covered, but this is another misconception. Direct taxation (e.g. income tax) is higher than in the USA, but when you add in indirect taxation and other costs, the UK's tax take is actually lower than the US (although higher than some of our near neighbours) - your freedom to choose how to spend your money is not 'free' :)
Love your vids mate an you seem a very nice person. Love the way you pause an question everything like most reactors do. People moan when they pause but isn't that the point of ŕeaction vids, to pause question an think about the content?. Anyway good job mate 👍
i find it irritating when british people get the gun law thing wrong. we do not have "a law against guns" we have gun control. Guns are absolutely legal in the UK assuming you have the correct licences. Its much harder to attain a licence and there is no such thing as a permit to carry but we can buy guns, they are not illegal except for certain types of gun and calibre
Edit: i actually paused the video to make the above point and then they went on to say that you can still get guns but its hard... and it doesnt have to be for farming purposes thats just a good reason to be able to get a licence.
I live in s tiny village in the south-east of England, there are two pubs. Both have contactless payment. I just tap with my phone. I don't remember the last time I used cash.
Love Joel and Lia so much ❤❤❤
Re toilets. When in America we were surprised at the lack of public toilets in towns, i.e. near car parks etc. as in the UK. We were forced to use ones in gas stations which were always locked and we had to get keys with oversize fobs on them from the cashier even if we hadn't purchased anything.
In the UK, you are unlikely to even encounter a police officer with a gun unless it is the ones guarding Parliament or the entrance to Downing Street.
Regarding healthcare, you do have the option to go private for everything except emergency room treatment, and the cost of private care here is much cheaper than in the USA, like typically 1% of US prices.
Back in 1974 I was with a group walking back from a demo on student grants, and we just walked up Downing Street. There was a policeman by the door of number ten, and he asked us pleasantly to lower our banners as we walked past the door, but in those days you could just walk up it like any other street. It was the IRA that screwed it up.
Some guns are pretty easy to get in the UK, we've got a few rifles etc we've got a local shop that sells guns, fishing stuff and strangely, flower arrangements (and xmas trees at Xmas time obviously) why they didn't name the shop Guns n Roses, I'll never know, they missed a trick there
Top Job chap 🤘
As an italian (and I don't have any hunter friend, so I have no reason to be familiar with firearms) I never saw a gun, except the holstered gun on some police officer. I don't see a reason why a normal person should own a gun, If you illegally own it, you're a criminal. If you legally own it, you're in the Police or in the Army. And to obtain the permit to have one, you should be checked (your criminal record, your mental health, and so on). I don't think I ever met someone who owns a gun.
Target Rifle is an Olympic and Commonwealth Games sport. Do you want to ban those? Since TR is a skill-based sport, not physically based, men, women and people with disabilities can all compete on a level playing field. I shoot alongside several people with physical mobility issues, including missing limbs, who can all shoot just as well as the non-disabled competitors. Why would you want to stop them from competing in a sport easily adaptable to most disabilities?
@@JK-wc5oq did I say I want to ban gun sports? Read again, I said you should be checked to obtain a permit. Of course if you compete in a gun based sport you obtained a permit to have a weapon, also in those countries that thoroughly check the background for owning a gun, so you comment has nothing to do with my comment.
@@solaccursio You clearly stated, "I don't see a reason why a normal person should own a gun". Thus saying that you don't think any civilian should own a firearm and therefore would not be able to compete in shooting sports.
I live in the UK, with some of the tightest firearm laws in the world. To possess a firearm here, you require a Firearm Certificate issued by the police after a full criminal record check, a face-to-face interview with a firearms licensing officer, and a medical declaration from your doctor. After five years, the certificate has to be renewed, going through the whole procedure again.
@@JK-wc5oq ok, I forgot to make an exception for the sports.
I don't understand the problem with Chip and Pin versus contactless. It's not like you have to go to a great deal more effort with chip and pin. Put you card in the slot and type in your pin number. Takes probably 2 or 3 *seconds* longer. And it's not like you have to run a marathon or anything.
If I had been in a shop and paying by chip and pin, and someone behind me expressed impatience, they would get a mouthful from me. I would probably be escorted out by security!
Plus, I feel that contactless is less secure than chip and pin. The default limit for contactless is now £100.00. So if I loose my card or it's stolen, what's to stop someone else using it in one shop to buy £99.00 worth of goods, then going to another shop and doing the same and then another? Well, in my case, the only thing that would stop them is the same thing that stopped me buying a Chinese takeaway. Not enough funds! 😐Though I suppose in that case, it wouldn't matter if it was contactless or not.
Remember going to texas in 2010 and walked to the local donut shop wasnt that far with my girlfriend in her wheelchair was about a mile and the guy in the shop was like why didnt you get a taxi ... 😂 Thought we were crazy
"the criminals will still get guns" is a short term argument... The illegal guns originate almost entirely from legal sources, but then got stolen from homes or were made illegal by drilling off the serial. With no legal guns, illegal guns would be much harder to get. At the very start, the fears about criminals being armed but civilians not being armed are probably well founded. But as more and more illegal firearms are removed from the streets with no way of replacing them it would be less and less of a problem. Following that it would also be harder to get ammunition, which would require someone with a license to legally buy it because the second hand market for ammunition is almost an anathema. The problem comes because even if they were more heavily restricted, there are so many people in the US with a legitimate reason to have a firearm. We don't really hunt much in that UK, we don't have bears or any other dangerous wildlife. Criminals could more easily steal licensed ones in the US just because even with heavy licensing so many homes world still have them. If hunters have them then criminals will get them, if they criminals have them then the civilians will also feel the need to have guns to defend themselves. I love the idea of owning a gun but only in a world where no-one else had one...
The best comparison i can think of for the gun debate is alcohol. If it was discovered today it would be illegal, as its so dangerous. But if they tried to outlaw it now that its became so commonplace, there would be a revolution.