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  • @anneliblom
    @anneliblom 19 днів тому +418

    I'm from Sweden. I was walking with my small daughter to a nearby restaurant. (Outside of Orlando). Pretty soon a car stopped and asked if we were okay and if we needed help.
    Pretty nice of the driver to ask, but no... "we are just walking!" 😂

    • @JohnDoe-xz1mw
      @JohnDoe-xz1mw 19 днів тому +15

      mindbogelingly ignorent but well meaning, congratulations, you met a real american :) there is another explanation though, cause i have been to orlando restaurants and you definitly should not go there. its possible that the driver was just trying to warn you about that, ....nobody warned us....i still sometimes think about them and shiver.

    • @emiliajojo5703
      @emiliajojo5703 19 днів тому +25

      German "Pfannkuchen " are great,but yes pancakes can't compare to crepes.that's why they have to be drowned in syrup.

    • @saschawittig328
      @saschawittig328 19 днів тому +18

      As a german that would be weird too. If we have the time and the weather is at least ok, alot of us walk.

    • @hellmalm
      @hellmalm 19 днів тому +11

      It’s okey I’m Swedish! 😂

    • @grahvis
      @grahvis 19 днів тому +20

      There is a video where a person staying in a hotel in the US needed a new suitcase. He found there was a shop about 800 metres away, so decided to walk.
      The walk was such an awful experience, he got a cab back.

  • @LillllyPad
    @LillllyPad 18 днів тому +168

    As a European the walking thing was my biggest cultural shock. When people say “you can’t walk to that place” in Europe they mean that it’s too far not that you literally can’t walk there of course there will be proper sidewalks, bicycle lanes and other stuff to look at than cars. In the US there’s not even sidewalks in a lot of places.

    • @reindeer7752
      @reindeer7752 5 днів тому +1

      @LillyPad - There are plenty of places in the USA that have sidewalks. In my small town you could walk anywhere you needed to go. There are also bike paths and miles of forests trails.

    • @braddo7270
      @braddo7270 10 годин тому +1

      ​@@reindeer7752 right and evidently she isn't talking about small towns 👀 so that comment was random.

  • @Mar3k84
    @Mar3k84 19 днів тому +116

    two people in the US have an argument and someone says "walk it off" so they go to a car and drive

    • @lolololol7573
      @lolololol7573 18 днів тому +4

      Lmao okay I laughed that is a good one

    • @Patrik6920
      @Patrik6920 17 днів тому +7

      Also US American: taking car to the Gym to excercise.. i have no words...

  • @Zodopod
    @Zodopod 19 днів тому +119

    I'm from Sweden... My brother and some friends of him visited LA a couple years ago. They took a walk to a nearby food store and got stopped by the police.
    The police said that he stopped them since they look suspicious since they where walking.

    • @nedrasellayah9314
      @nedrasellayah9314 15 днів тому +4

      😂😂😂😂😂😂

    • @matejduriska2820
      @matejduriska2820 15 днів тому +1

      i hope you are joking :D

    • @Zodopod
      @Zodopod 15 днів тому

      @@matejduriska2820 Nop I'm not joking..

    • @helenevigdal2531
      @helenevigdal2531 14 днів тому +9

      The same thing happened to my Norwegian friend 😂 He was on his way back to the place he stayed at. A 30-40 minutes walk. He was stopped by the police twice!

    • @katerinagiannioudi401
      @katerinagiannioudi401 10 днів тому

      What???

  • @MelToTheD
    @MelToTheD 19 днів тому +107

    People who say you should put on the AC for fresh air should go to prison

    • @generated.name.by.human.
      @generated.name.by.human. 4 дні тому

      pov: I'm southern European and can't handle how hot it is during Summer so that's exactly what I do

    • @Amghannam
      @Amghannam 3 дні тому

      @@generated.name.by.human. I'm in Egypt, and I open the window for fresh air, during summer I don't like the AC.

    • @generated.name.by.human.
      @generated.name.by.human. 3 дні тому

      @@Amghannam but the air is hot or non-existent a lot of times I can't deal w hot weather hashdh

    • @Amghannam
      @Amghannam 2 дні тому

      @@generated.name.by.human. Yeah true, today was 38C in Cairo, didn't open the AC, even though I have one.

    • @generated.name.by.human.
      @generated.name.by.human. 2 дні тому

      @@Amghannam wow i couldn't

  • @MathijsvanderMeer
    @MathijsvanderMeer 19 днів тому +167

    What I found weird in America; doorKNOBS instead of handles. No way to turn a knob with full hands, handles can be operated with elbows. Small thing, but huge quality of life impact

    • @reinhard8053
      @reinhard8053 19 днів тому +10

      And what if you have some medical problem and can't use your fingers (or don't have them) ?

    • @pivanov3321
      @pivanov3321 19 днів тому +1

      My cat can open doors with handles, no way to keep it out of rooms without extra measures, like locking or baricading, small things

    • @David_randomnumber
      @David_randomnumber 18 днів тому +13

      ​@@pivanov3321My brother solved that problem by installing all the handles vertically pointing down.

    • @lanabmc3519
      @lanabmc3519 18 днів тому +2

      I changed all the internal handles in my house in Europe for knobs to stop the toddlers from being able to open them

    • @David_randomnumber
      @David_randomnumber 18 днів тому +1

      @@lanabmc3519 i did this for the kitchen. Works like a charm.

  • @ThornyLittleFlower
    @ThornyLittleFlower 18 днів тому +29

    Long story short, my sister is American and I am English. Anyway, the first time I went to visit her in Rialto, California, one morning I got up and took myself for a walk around the neighborhood. I found the oldest building in the area, a beautiful 1906 church. I walked to a garage and bought some chocolate. I found a railway line that made for interesting photos. I was gone for two hours. When I got back, my sister was so worried because she couldn't understand where I had gone or how I had gotten around without a car. 😂

  • @kruner
    @kruner 18 днів тому +39

    Im from Spain. We have a young teacher assistant from US this year. After some months he was really shocked about how much people go to their jobs/schools by walk...really,really shocked

  • @christianremboldt1557
    @christianremboldt1557 19 днів тому +34

    When I was on vacation in America I walked everywhere. I thought Americans must be really fit if they walk such long distances.
    But through UA-cam I learned that they just use their cars

    • @tristanridley1601
      @tristanridley1601 8 днів тому

      Technically there are A FEW places where lots of people walk. Mostly cars.

  • @JohnDoe-xz1mw
    @JohnDoe-xz1mw 19 днів тому +74

    full disclosure i did not recognize the breadsticks as breadsticks i thought they are some sausages who have been horribly wronged. but either way, im with her, this is bullshit

    • @MellonVegan
      @MellonVegan 19 днів тому +14

      I swear I thought the same xD
      Thought it must have been about hot dogs.

  • @CarlosGarcia-ze1mk
    @CarlosGarcia-ze1mk 19 днів тому +67

    Well, walking in the US is a bit risky. A friend of mine was almost arrested because his attitude was 'suspicious' to the police officer who stopped him.

    • @Doctor011
      @Doctor011 19 днів тому +28

      The Police stopped him, because he was just walking? That's crazy.

    • @rolflin
      @rolflin 19 днів тому +40

      The land of the free 😂😂

    • @mats7492
      @mats7492 19 днів тому +15

      @@Doctor011 Yeah..
      i was stopped by the police in Los Angeles too, simply for walking...
      they were nice but their mind was blown when i told them that i dont drive..
      they couldnt even grasp the concept of that

    • @ayahgrig9218
      @ayahgrig9218 19 днів тому +4

      ​@@Doctor011happened to me in Orlando about 10yrs ago. Police was worried about my safety (was walking along Universal blvd, no sidewalks there), too bad I was really rude to them as I was little drunk. Ashamed about it till this day. They were trully nice.

    • @elmurcis1
      @elmurcis1 19 днів тому +4

      So much for "land of free" (as long as you are in car!!!) 😆 (I have car but I use it only when I have to as I find being lazy (sleeping.. at least partly) in transport waaaay more efficient and then spending 1-2 days a month to do all the "neccessisitities" in "big city" - like screws and.. nails... and... nuts for bolts... you know)

  • @philipashley9723
    @philipashley9723 19 днів тому +42

    I moved to a small city in Pennsylvania in 1983, from England, to marry my pen friend. During my first week, while the family where at work, I walked into the city one day, to see what it was like, later, when the family came home, and I said how I had spent my day, they were all horrified. I was told, walking around town on my own was something I should never do again, that it was far too dangerous. As for the driving in America, I can say with confidence, after 41 years, that American driving is the worst I have ever seen. This goes for all American drivers.

    • @johnkilcullen
      @johnkilcullen 18 днів тому +6

      Back in the early 1980s I was staying with a friend who lived on Riverside Drive in NYC (about 103rd St). One Sunday night he took me to a party on campus of Columbia University. Because he had to go to work the next morning he left it before I did. I left about 1.30 am or so. I walked back to his apartment which took about 30 minutes. Next morning when on his way out he asked me how I had gotten back. He made no comment when I told him I had walked (he is Irish) but must have told some of his work colleagues because when I met them a few days later they were "we hear you WALKED back the apartment after the party!!!". They were amazed that nothing untoward had happened to me.

    • @sabinereimer7809
      @sabinereimer7809 18 днів тому +3

      😂 you never tried to drive in Russia!!!😂😂😂

    • @dalemoore8582
      @dalemoore8582 11 днів тому

      @@johnkilcullenwhy would he leave you at a party if he though you shouldn’t walk????

    • @johnkilcullen1051
      @johnkilcullen1051 11 днів тому

      ​@@dalemoore8582he probably assumed I would get a taxi.

    • @AnnaBellaChannel
      @AnnaBellaChannel 7 днів тому

      Why was it dangerous? What reasons did they give for that?

  • @davidtatelo
    @davidtatelo 19 днів тому +25

    It always surprises me how little do USAns walk. And when they say they have "walking shoes" as if that was a merit... always crack me up. Like, what does "walking shoes" mean? Do they walk automatically? What are your "regular" shoes for ffs?!

    • @Junebug1357
      @Junebug1357 18 днів тому +1

      "Walking shoes" are designed with special padding so that your feet don't get sore from walking or standing all day. "Regular" shoes in the US are usually designed for specific purposes. for example, we have heavy-duty work boots for people in construction jobs; swim shoes and galoshes for people who work in water; non-skid shoes for people who work in fast food restaurants and similar places where the floors are slick; dress shoes which are meant to be pretty/fancy but are not normally practical for walking (think high heals, ballet flats, loafers); sandals which allow feet to have fresh air but aren't much better than being barefoot; we have really cheap shoes that exist mainly so that people can have something to keep their feet warm but aren't good for much else, but they're inexpensive; athletic shoes which are versatile but aren't appropriate to wear in professional settings. We have lots of different kinds of shoes. :)

    • @davidtatelo
      @davidtatelo 18 днів тому +7

      @@Junebug1357 That would be maybe "hiking" shoes, or even just sneakers. Thinking that just "walking" is an special activity is funny.

    • @lanabmc3519
      @lanabmc3519 18 днів тому

      @@davidtateloWas going to say that. Walking shoes here are hillwalking shoes. An in between of normal shoes and hiking shoes you would go up mountains in

    • @reindeer7752
      @reindeer7752 5 днів тому

      There is no such word as USAns.
      Plenty of Americans walk. I live on a multi-use path where people pass by on foot and bikes all day.
      Would you wear high heels to walk a mile? That's why some shoes are called walking shoes. Is that hard for you to comprehend?

  •  19 днів тому +60

    pancakes hahahaha get real i understand if you eat pancakes all your life your measure is what it is (low) but french pastisserie is made in heaven not even close

    • @Kari.F.
      @Kari.F. 7 днів тому

      Agreed. And I don't think pancakes, American style, are any healthier either.

    • @diarmuidkuhle8181
      @diarmuidkuhle8181 День тому +1

      I absolutely adore those wafer-thin crepes, but a traditional German apple pancake, more robust but soft and light, is not to be sneezed at. They are just two very different things that don't really compare (despite being technically both a type of pancake) and I alternate between recipes at home.
      The small round 'American' variety (which I'd call Scotch pancakes or griddle cakes) are something different again. I much prefer the other two but these can still taste great and pair well with fresh fruit and a little Greek yoghurt (not just maple syrup).

  • @bakersmileyface
    @bakersmileyface 19 днів тому +155

    Christ even the French, famous for terrible driving, are complaining about American drivers lol.

    • @gs9140
      @gs9140 19 днів тому +10

      where are we famous for terrible driving?

    • @bakersmileyface
      @bakersmileyface 19 днів тому +10

      @@gs9140 It's just a stereotype. A joke. Not to be taken seriously.
      Like saying Americans are all fat or British have bad teeth. That kind of thing.

    • @gs9140
      @gs9140 19 днів тому +9

      @@bakersmileyface Oh no problem; not angry here. I just wanna know in what place is that stereotype exit? never heard of ot

    • @brigidsingleton1596
      @brigidsingleton1596 19 днів тому

      ​@@gs9140
      What is "stereotype exit" ? And "ot" ? Please...

    • @hellmalm
      @hellmalm 19 днів тому +10

      @@gs9140I have to say that the worst drivers I ever encountered was in Paris, but otherwise I have found French drivers to be like any other European drivers, that is pretty good. Just my personal experience.

  • @Alias_Anybody
    @Alias_Anybody 19 днів тому +26

    What do you mean walking along a highway? Highways and expressways in Europe DO NOT have walking paths, but they also only exist outside of city limits where it would be completely unreasonable to walk, like 20km min to reach anything. STREETS with commercial activity on the other hand are supposed to have lots of pedestrians, often even with two sidewalks, and you aren't weird for walking there.
    I think the American "Stroad" strikes again.

    • @judyjude
      @judyjude 18 днів тому

      I have never done so myself, but checking google maps, there are many highways as far as I can see, where an european might find the walking distance ok. Example: If im going from steindler othopedic to western hills in Iowa, a carride would be 3,1 miles, while walking would be 8,5 miles if I followed the "foothpaths". By the highway i can see no footpaths, but its a wide open green field on both sides and seems pretty low in traffic as well. I would chose to walk the 3,1 miles over the 8,5 any day. 3,1 miles is about 5 km. a 5 km walk usually takes about 45 minutes. Walking 45 minutes each day is good for you,

    • @brokkrep
      @brokkrep 13 годин тому

      ​@@judyjudeuntil some cars crash and burry you under them. Not unimaginable with all these SUVs, pickup trucks, wide stroads with a lof of conflict points, etc.

  • @gabbymcclymont3563
    @gabbymcclymont3563 19 днів тому +72

    We have real bread.

    • @marleenflach
      @marleenflach 16 днів тому

      Yup

    • @jacobreisser8034
      @jacobreisser8034 6 годин тому +1

      American bread is actually classified as cake here in the UK, because of the high sugar content.
      British bread has around one gram of sugar per slice, go and check yours. I guarantee it's much higher.

  • @dontnickmyname
    @dontnickmyname 19 днів тому +34

    Most are just nitpicking. They walking video's are disturbing lol. I can't imagine a world where I can't walk. Of course you can't walk on a highway, but those are cars only. You will be simply dead if you walk on there. Here it seems to be a sidewalk? If there is a sidewalk people walk on it in Europe :)

    • @daffyduk77
      @daffyduk77 19 днів тому +3

      Even in the UK, which our US friends tell is an oppressed Fascist state, you can walk alongside all roads, major & minor, unless it's a motorway (=freeway) or one of very few roads with an actual "no pedestrians" sign. Not wise to walk alongside a busy, fast road w/o a pedestrian pavement

    • @Anni-lavenderlemon
      @Anni-lavenderlemon 15 днів тому +1

      It‘s disturbing as hell. What do you mean a 15min walk to the city is too long and I have to use a car? Like even public transport isn’t big in the U.S(more like nonexistent) but still.

  • @EVPaddy
    @EVPaddy 19 днів тому +58

    AC doesn’t give you fresh air at all. It just cools the air that is in the house.

    • @MellonVegan
      @MellonVegan 19 днів тому

      Every AC unit I have seen thus far has been connected to the outside of the house or flat it was attached to.
      But who knows, maybe I've only seen the exceptions?

    • @EVPaddy
      @EVPaddy 19 днів тому +7

      @@MellonVegan Yes they have an inverter on the outside, but no air is flowing from the outside to the inside, only the refrigerant (gas)

    • @EumlOriginal
      @EumlOriginal 19 днів тому +1

      @@MellonVegan Intelligenzflüchtling ...

    • @markweaver1012
      @markweaver1012 19 днів тому

      It circulates air through filters. When there were air-quality concerns due to Canadian wildfire smoke last year, the recommendation was to stay inside, with the A/C on, and not to exert yourself outside (to avoid inhaling fine particulates deeply into your lungs).

    • @EVPaddy
      @EVPaddy 19 днів тому

      @@markweaver1012 sure, but that doesn't lower your CO2 concentration, for example. Or, worse, CO.

  • @metsatroll
    @metsatroll 19 днів тому +11

    I'm from northern europe and when i was in NJ, i tried to walk to the office from the hotel and it literally just had pedestrials not allowed signs and no sidewalks at some point. It was around 10 minutes walk maybe straight line but it took me 30 minutes because there just wasn't accessibility to walk there so i had to make many detours.

  • @clairegillies7919
    @clairegillies7919 19 днів тому +15

    What happens to American's who are blind and can't drive..trapped in airless apartments with nailed shut windows living off burgers that would feed a family of 6!😂

    • @reindeer7752
      @reindeer7752 5 днів тому

      There are no nailed shut windows. She doesn't know how to use the mechanism. I have those windows. All you do is crank that lever to roll the casement windows out. They don't lift up. I had several blind friends in college. They walked eveywhere. American traffic stops have loud signals to alert when its safe to cross.

  • @enemde3025
    @enemde3025 19 днів тому +76

    We don't have RANCH.....whatever it is !!
    Big tip to all Americans.....you have 2 legs....USE THEM FOR WALKING !!

    • @flitsertheo
      @flitsertheo 19 днів тому +7

      Americans use their 2 legs only for stepping on the gas pedal, and eventually on the brake pedal.

    • @baronmeduse
      @baronmeduse 19 днів тому +5

      Well there's surely a difference. Here in tiny Netherlands walking to the supermarket is a 5 minute affair, but if the supermarkets are 10 km away would you walk there? Lots of rich, lazy people arrive at the supermarket in a car here where I am and it's a small village!

    • @grahvis
      @grahvis 19 днів тому +4

      You should check out just what walking in the US entails. In a great many places, there is virtually no infrastructure created to benefit pedestrians.

    • @yt_n-c0de-r
      @yt_n-c0de-r 19 днів тому +4

      Quote from "Over the hedge":
      RJ: That is an S.U.V; Humans ride in then because they are slowly losing their ability to walk.
      Penny: Jeepers, its so big!
      Lou: How many humans fit in there?
      RJ: Usually, one.
      Typical USian suburb depiction. And very true. Lazy nation

    • @mehallica666
      @mehallica666 19 днів тому +1

      What is this "walking" you speak of?

  • @19Edurne
    @19Edurne 19 днів тому +70

    French here. I made pancakes once just to see the difference with crêpes (and when I say "once", it's literal; I never tried again). Believe me, when you are used to crêpes, pancakes taste bland and are way too thick and pasty. My parents and I were very underwhelmed to say the least.
    _____
    7:30 The funny thing is, nobody would do a double take if they saw someone jog along (as long as they are decked in the appropriate sporty outfit with earbuds on; otherwise, they would most certainly be thought as criminals fleeing a crime scene).
    But someone simply walking?!... God forbid! It's automatically assumed that either their car broke or they are homeless, lol.

    • @bonbahoue
      @bonbahoue 19 днів тому +8

      Il ne faut pas comparer des crêpes sucrées et des pancakes. Les 2 sont très bons et ne se mangent pas de la même manière.

    • @baronmeduse
      @baronmeduse 19 днів тому

      That's because they're not crepes and aren't supposed to be. They're a drop scone and actually Scottish (and other north European countries, like here in NL with poffertjes). You probably made them badly. The French seem to believe they own the idea of crepes, but they're a universal thing and the best ones are in Russia, not France...mais les galettes de sarrasin de Bretagne sont exquises.

    • @moladiver6817
      @moladiver6817 19 днів тому +7

      ​​@@baronmeduseIt's just that Americans call them crêpes but in Europe pancakes simply are always thin. Like in Holland where we roll them up. Way better. American pancakes are way too thick and doughy.

    • @MellonVegan
      @MellonVegan 19 днів тому

      @@bonbahoue Yeah, I just thought about it earlier and while I'd say I'd prefer crêpes, pancakes (to this random German dude) feel more cake-like while crêpes would scratch the itch for something like a sweeter confection. Also, I don't think I'd ever eat just pancakes without any topping or added fruit or anything like that. Just a very different thing, like you said.

    • @erik....
      @erik.... 19 днів тому

      That's why you drench them in maple syrup.

  • @WildlifeMattersUK
    @WildlifeMattersUK 19 днів тому +39

    US pancakes are too chewy!

    • @inge6280
      @inge6280 19 днів тому +1

      Not if you get them fresh in a restaurant

    • @johnp8131
      @johnp8131 19 днів тому +12

      @@inge6280 Sorry, they are right. My American colleagues raved about them. Over there, I tried them in a decent restaurant and supposedly home made ones. All chewy, overly sweet stodge. With and without syrup!

    • @101steel4
      @101steel4 18 днів тому +2

      Scotch pancakes are just too thick.
      I prefer English ones.

    • @herrbonk3635
      @herrbonk3635 11 днів тому

      @@101steel4 I prefer Swedish ones :) I guess you often like what you are used too?
      We usually have the normal ultra thin ones in a pan (like french crepes), but also thick huge ones made in the oven.
      That thick version sometimes with apples (+cinnamon) and/or pork/bacon inside, and with fresh lingon on the side.

  • @rasputinorco
    @rasputinorco 19 днів тому +18

    using the car to go to a paid indoor place to walk without moving on a rolling carpet is very US American

    • @grahvis
      @grahvis 19 днів тому +5

      When a person complained about the car park at the gym always being full, a friend suggested she walked since it was quite near.
      She said that would upset her exercise routine.

    • @geoffhughes225
      @geoffhughes225 10 днів тому +2

      And then complain cos there are no parking spots close to the entrance

  • @topguydave
    @topguydave 19 днів тому +11

    bicyclers, that's a new one. In the UK they are cyclists. They ride bicycles.

    • @callum9999
      @callum9999 15 днів тому +3

      They are everywhere. He's French speaking English as a foreign language and got the word a bit wrong...

  • @dennisengelen2517
    @dennisengelen2517 19 днів тому +8

    'Crêpes' is just Frenchj for their variant of pancakes, but that's basically what pancakes in every country look like (be it a tiny bit thicker than a crêpe). I seriously can't comprehend how Americans can find their abomination of an obese pancake better than an ACTUAL pancake lol. Please do come here and tasta what a pancake should taste like.

    • @tristanridley1601
      @tristanridley1601 8 днів тому

      I live in Canada and my guests complain that my pancakes aren't thick enough...

  • @mats7492
    @mats7492 19 днів тому +22

    Screwing the windows shut is a god damn death trap in case of fire..

    • @moladiver6817
      @moladiver6817 19 днів тому

      I'm pretty sure that single layer of glass breaks easily.

    • @mats7492
      @mats7492 19 днів тому +4

      @@moladiver6817 not an argument.. breaking a window is a lot harder than youd think.. especially if youre under stress or a room filled with smoke... and these windows are not like car windows that shatter into 1000 pieces.. you will have razor sharp pieces sticking out just waiting to slice you open when you climb through them..

    • @reindeer7752
      @reindeer7752 5 днів тому

      I've never seen windows nailed shut in the USA and I'm 76 yrs.old, have lived in six states, multiple houses and traveled in all 50. Get over this ridiculous bigotry against America based on one persons extremely limited experiences.

    • @moladiver6817
      @moladiver6817 5 днів тому

      @@reindeer7752 I don't think people are bigoted against the USA for its windows. There's already a whole list of valid reasons for that. My top 3:
      1. The country is extremely car dependent. Everything is spread so thin you need a car for every basic necessity. This is a waste of space, energy and above all time. Time we get to spend on other things.
      2. American healthcare turned into a business that's ripping people off depriving many of necessary aid simply because they can't afford it. Call an ambulance because someone is dying and they might survive to then live a lifetime in debt. This is absurd and appalling.
      3. The extreme prudishness by western standards is actually screwing with how young people perceive the world. As an example: a mipple gate (misspelled on purpose to get around UA-cam's American filter) would never exist in Europe. It's ridiculous. Women sunbathing topless offends people whereas in Europe we couldn't care less. Anything nude is automatically considered sexual or even porn in the US. For us Europeans the entire body is simply human nature. Grow the you know what up.
      And that reminds me of a bonus.. Drums.....
      4. The extreme sexual divide in America and its disgusting pro life movement stripping women off a part of their human rights. Us Europeans are watching in horror and dismay how such a basic right is being trampled across the pond. A discussion most of us ended many decades ago and practically forgot about is one of the highlights in the media of backward America.
      But believe me. We all want you guys to fix these problems, badly. Grow the you know what up and do it fast please. 🙏

    • @reindeer7752
      @reindeer7752 5 днів тому

      Europe is a pure paradise with no crime, no homeless, no immigration problems, no corrupt politicians, no racism, no drug addiction, no obesity, blah, blah, blah. Everything about Europe is better. Europeans are so tolerant. What BS!! You act exactly like what the term, "ugly American" used to apply to. You judge all 333 million Americans by the minority. You think you are experts on the USA because you watch a UA-cam video of one person's visit to one place.
      There is no extreme sexual divide in the USA. You have the wrong decade. There are more women graduating college than men. "Pro-lifers" are not the majority of Americans. tRump got the religious right vote by promising to stack the Supreme Court and that is one promise he kept.
      Europe has an alarming rise in right wingers now, too, and of all places, you should know better. Fix your own problems and stop obsessing with the USA.

  • @user-ic8wh5su2t
    @user-ic8wh5su2t 19 днів тому +15

    Oops, I thought those breadsticks were sausages 🙂

  • @johnp8131
    @johnp8131 19 днів тому +15

    American pancakes are pure vile stodge with optional extra sugar!

    • @mehallica666
      @mehallica666 19 днів тому +6

      How they eat them for breakfast I've no idea!

    • @KiraiKatsuji
      @KiraiKatsuji 14 днів тому

      I love some good homemade ones with Milk low fat,wheat flour,eggs and i think it's called Canola oil in fine nice consistency and no need for oil on the pan besides the very little, and sugar after they are done which is for me, i love them but american pancakes always make me feel not good

  • @sabinereimer7809
    @sabinereimer7809 18 днів тому +4

    American pancakes are made out of (whatever they put in there, I even don't want to know!) prefabricated processed powder...
    Moms selfmade German "Pfannkuchen" are the best!😂❤

  • @rasputinorco
    @rasputinorco 19 днів тому +13

    walking is very important, it's good for the body and, if you don't use electronic aids, it allows you to have time to think outside your usual patterns. We need to move away from ourselves to see ourselves in the context we really are in. But walking without beautiful scenery doesn't seem to be the same

    • @reindeer7752
      @reindeer7752 5 днів тому +1

      @raputinorco - All good reasons why a lot of Americans walk everyday. I'm lucky to live next to a national forest with miles of trails but as I'm getting old I walk more in parks and on the sidewalks and multi-use paths all over town.

  • @HelgaJanso-mt1ex
    @HelgaJanso-mt1ex 18 днів тому +4

    I was a few weeks in the USA. New England, New York, Boston, Denver and then in the West. It was a great expirience. One day we were walking to get to a restaurant. In the Hotel they said it's around the corner. Of cause, as a German we walked. We walked and walked and walked. We returned to the Hotel and drove to the restaurant. Around the corner has had a whole different meaning than in Germany. 😂😂😂

  • @MrChili007
    @MrChili007 19 днів тому +11

    We have Five Guys in Germany / Cologne. I was there once and will never return. There are much better burger restaurants for same price but with porcelain plates and glasses and not a wast orgy.

    • @Junebug1357
      @Junebug1357 18 днів тому +1

      I've never been outside the US, so I don't know what burgers elsewhere taste like. But I agree Five Guys aren't worth the hype. they're ok, but way overpriced.

    • @LythaWausW
      @LythaWausW 18 днів тому

      @@Junebug1357 5 Guys in Germany is the only fast food where you can get free drink refills and unlimited ketchup. Everyone else charges for every ketchup packet: ( 5 Guys is pricey and slow, but free stuff is a novelty in Germany.

  • @robwhythe793
    @robwhythe793 17 днів тому +5

    Rings true to me: I lived in Binghamton NY briefly many years ago, renting half a house. My wife and I once walked into town just to have a look around. Halfway in, our neighbour from downstairs stopped his car alongside us and told us to hop in. Had our car broken down? He could help. Which garage were we walking to? When we told him we were walking by choice, just exploring, he looked very confused... 😄

  • @alexcombes
    @alexcombes 19 днів тому +10

    French here, actually when we go for a walk it can last like one hour, may it be in a city or in country side

  • @CluelessBookworm
    @CluelessBookworm 19 днів тому +11

    I once tried walking ~half a kilometer to a small convenience store in a suburb during my summer in the US. Cars stopped twice to ask me what happened and if I needed help lol. I was 20 but looked probably 15, which could've played a role. But yeah, never did that again.

    • @DanAndHoe
      @DanAndHoe 12 днів тому

      Here in NL nobody would stop even an 8 year old walking or on a bike, just because everyone’s used to children being quite independent.

  • @user-zl1vi8tj1d
    @user-zl1vi8tj1d 18 днів тому +4

    Okay Ryan this is the second video in 2 days where you said you never had crêpes before, PLEASE make some this weekend. I am almost certain you have all the ingredients at home and your little one will love them too!!
    Look up any recipe on google, it should contain: egg, flour, sugar, milk MAYBE butter, salt and water but nothing more. (most have rhum, but if you don't put alcohol into food that's fine to leave out)
    You can eat them salty with cheese and ham or sugary as an afternoon snack with jam, nutella or strawberries (they're in season right now).
    Some of us also dip them in soup for dinner, but try the "normal" way first.

  • @HighLigerBimBam
    @HighLigerBimBam 3 дні тому +2

    Me as german in Seattle with a coworker. It was already late evening, when we went for a 30min "walk" (3km) to a nearby sports bar. Police followed us all the way watching what shady business we were doing "walking" after sunset. I see more people walking in the fields at that time of a day in germany than in a american metropolis.

  • @Xzavn
    @Xzavn 19 днів тому +8

    I cannot get over the butchered pronounciation of crêpes... I give my fellow american friends shit about that all the time🤣

  • @baronmeduse
    @baronmeduse 19 днів тому +7

    'American' pancakes are just a version of Scotch pancakes. They're a drop scone. There's nothing wrong with them (so long as they're not smothered in sugar). A completely different thing than a crêpe so no point making the comparison.

    • @flitsertheo
      @flitsertheo 19 днів тому +2

      I think "too much sugar" is the problem with this tower of pancakes drowned in syrup.

    • @baronmeduse
      @baronmeduse 19 днів тому +1

      @@flitsertheo No doubt.

    • @reluctantheist5224
      @reluctantheist5224 19 днів тому

      I don't. 😊

  • @trekk2063
    @trekk2063 19 днів тому +5

    I am French and used to live 15 years in Lafayette, IN (since you are there, you may know) and... How boy my first "walk" to the Mall was a trip. And I was like, where is the grocery store... How way across the street, way way way over there. So, aye, walking leads nowhere in the US LOL

  • @nicola_k-s
    @nicola_k-s 8 днів тому +2

    Years ago we were at a motel whilst touring the states and there was a restaurant across the road, so we all walked across the road and got the most weirdest looks. We also watched a rather overweight family from the same motel, get into their car and drive across too. We crossed the road so much more quicker than it took for them to load and unload at both ends. I cannot believe people will drive for such a short distance😂

  • @menschin2
    @menschin2 2 дні тому +1

    In 2009 I visited New York with my two daughters. On the way to the hotel we took a taxi with a driver. I have never experienced such a daring ride. He drove like a madman, in the opposite lane. The whole thing should cost $50. He should stick to it. A lady at the airport put it that way. He demanded $100. Because I value my life and that of my daughters, I paid $150 as a precaution. We used public transport to get back to Newark Airport and we had a very long walk from Brooklyn. Driving a taxi in New York was too dangerous for me. I have to smile about it now, but not back then.

  • @BASvist
    @BASvist 19 днів тому +6

    The windows thing - I totally get it. I'm sitting behind my computer with my window wide open with a breeze coming in 😅

    • @Rcb0
      @Rcb0 11 днів тому

      Im sitting outside in my garden 😂

    • @reindeer7752
      @reindeer7752 5 днів тому

      @BASvist - I do that all spring and autumn in the USA. The difference is, we have screens on the windows and Europe hasn't caught on to that.

    • @Rcb0
      @Rcb0 3 дні тому

      @@reindeer7752 we dont need screens here, not too much of any insect nor animal wild life so doors and windows just stay open and only mosqitoes will Enter they house maybe a bee (her dog stepped on a bee)

  • @flucydeer
    @flucydeer 19 днів тому +11

    You did not just call pancakes fucking CRAPES !?!? DUDE those were europian pancakes😭😭😭😭

    • @TheSuperappelflap
      @TheSuperappelflap 19 днів тому +5

      No those are crêpes

    • @flucydeer
      @flucydeer 19 днів тому +1

      @@TheSuperappelflap no..atleast not in my country. Those are pancakes... let me search it up....
      Wow it both translates to pancakes in my language😅. Well to me both are pancakes.
      I always associated crepes with tortillas😅. It jist sounds to be more simmilar to a tortilla than a pancake🤷‍♀️.

    • @TheSuperappelflap
      @TheSuperappelflap 19 днів тому +2

      @@flucydeer a crepe is just a really thin pancake

    • @flucydeer
      @flucydeer 19 днів тому +1

      @@TheSuperappelflap weird way of naming pancakes😕. We just call them pancakes in my language and also call those flufy and thick ones american pancakes😅.

    • @KiraiKatsuji
      @KiraiKatsuji 14 днів тому +1

      @@TheSuperappelflap Yeah for me it also would just be a pancake

  • @SL-oj5ui
    @SL-oj5ui 14 днів тому +2

    4:10 breadsticks, ie grissini are Italian 😉

  • @JustSomeTommy
    @JustSomeTommy 17 днів тому +4

    I did like the American pankakes when I tried them. However they put a piece of what I thought was ice cream on top, but it turned out to be white butter!

  • @thesmallartcompany5129
    @thesmallartcompany5129 19 днів тому +2

    I don’t know if Canada is the same with not walking, but when we visited Vancouver, we walked from Stanley Park to the Capilano Suspension Bridge. We stopped at a garden centre (possibly. Can’t remember, it was 23 years ago. Some sort of store anyway), asking a young couple if we were going the right way. The look they gave us when they realised we were walking there!

  • @philipmccarthy6175
    @philipmccarthy6175 19 днів тому +8

    US pancakes are too doughy & too sweet.

    • @101steel4
      @101steel4 18 днів тому

      Really thick and full of sugar.
      The average American 😂😂

  • @tubekulose
    @tubekulose 19 днів тому +9

    Crêpes are pronounced "krepp".
    It does not sound like the berries you make wine of. 😉

    • @84com83
      @84com83 19 днів тому +1

      Do I dare trying to make pancakes with grapes?

    • @tubekulose
      @tubekulose 19 днів тому +1

      @@84com83 😂It's absolutely within your descretion to do so. 😁

    • @MellonVegan
      @MellonVegan 19 днів тому

      @@84com83 Fruit pancakes are a common thing. If apple, banana and cherries work, why not grapes? Although I wouldn't use sour grapes.

  • @tukicat1399
    @tukicat1399 19 днів тому +8

    The comment re the Ranch dressing is that its not known widely outside of the US.. and why go to another country and not enjoy local food.

    • @LythaWausW
      @LythaWausW 18 днів тому

      It's mind blowing to Americans that other countries don't love Ranch like we do. But I agree ppl shouldn't expect other countries to simulate America.

    • @DanAndHoe
      @DanAndHoe 12 днів тому

      @@LythaWausWI don’t know if I like ranch, I don’t think I’ve ever had it. It’s probably not in stores here in the Netherlands.

  • @gamingtonight1526
    @gamingtonight1526 19 днів тому +12

    He's talking about messenger bikes, not cyclists!

  • @sunseeker9581
    @sunseeker9581 19 днів тому +7

    If you dont live within a 15 minute walk to a park you dont live in a good area

  • @assellator7298
    @assellator7298 19 днів тому +3

    The "problem" with walking in the USA is the space between buildings. If you take the whole population of the USA and put them to Alaska you nearly have the "space quote" of Germany.

  • @ianisvip
    @ianisvip 15 днів тому

    idk but you are actualy so underated i watch you everyday

  • @astralhaut5480
    @astralhaut5480 12 днів тому +1

    4:19 we have breadsticks but they are not like that at all, they are thin and crispy not that soft like bread and, in Italian they would be called “grissini” and trust me 100 times better mainly for the crunchy aspect

  • @n.n.7668
    @n.n.7668 19 днів тому +2

    I was in several US states in the 90s and early 2000. All windows could be opened and they all had bug screens which I loved because as much as I like airing my house, bugs aren't my best friends. Bug screens haven't become a thing in Europe until much later. But what Europeans forget: the humidity hits different. There are days where open windows are ok but in many states that will just get everything inside your house damp.
    Walking... At least in Indianapolis and most Eastern states it was totally fine to walk places, in Florida it was also accetable but due to the heat in summer basically nobody walked during summer. It was different in the fall and spring (although in Florida you also had to make sure you weren't in alligator territory so it was limited by wildlife)
    Food-wise I'm not sure what happened these past twenty years but back then food was delicious and very varied. Many did choose fast food chains but they also cooked quite often and healthy food too. Also high school wasn't all bad. I learnt a lot in world history. It was just more of an overview of the history of every single country so no in-depth knowledge about anything. In Germany it was a lot of in-depth analysis but mostly just European history, some American history and maybe a short overview of China, Japan, Australia and South Africa.

    • @DanAndHoe
      @DanAndHoe 12 днів тому

      Bug screens weren’t a thing in Europe in the 90s? Maybe not for all windows, but growing up in the 90s and early 2000s they were maybe even more common than now for backdoors in the Netherlands, and I also remember them in Italy.

  • @Keminosuke
    @Keminosuke 19 днів тому +2

    Pancakes are delicious... i'm Italian and i love them, perfect for breakfast... Crépes are something else intended for another moment, for a snack...

    • @secretsdunefeechannel
      @secretsdunefeechannel 19 днів тому

      Pas d'accord ... j'aime pas les pancakes et j'aime les crêpes (vu que c'est de la gastronomie française et pas italienne) je peux te dire l'Italien que ça ne se mange pas du tout en snack ... soit en salé (crêpe bretonne au sarrasin et beurre avec garniture salée) pour le midi (en général) ou le soir et si tu prends des crêpes sucrée (blé) ça se mange en dessert ou en "goûter" (16h). C'est pas un "snack" c'est un vrai repas.

    • @Keminosuke
      @Keminosuke 18 днів тому +2

      @@secretsdunefeechannel ok, but I didn't write that crépes are Italian cuisine, I said that I am Italian; I could write "I am European"... salt crépes can be a full-fledged lunch but in the video it shows a sweet one and they are much more suitable for an afternoon/evening snack... personally I also prefer crépes but the point was that pancakes are also excellent, it's not true that we consider them junk food in Europe...

  • @kg291
    @kg291 19 днів тому +12

    Surely its against health and safety to nail down windows :/

    • @markweaver1012
      @markweaver1012 18 днів тому +2

      Oh ffs, the windows in the video were casement windows. They have a crank to open (clearly show in the video) and a lever that needs to be unlocked before you crank them open. She ran into a type of window she was unfamiliar with and made ignorant assumptions and then doubtless returned home to inform everybody that in the US, the windows don't open.

  • @erik....
    @erik.... 19 днів тому +1

    Here in Sweden I think the most sold dip sauce for chips is ranch. It comes as a powder that you mix with crème fraiche to get a sauce.

    • @fljansson
      @fljansson 16 днів тому

      More commonly though would be mixed with sour cream (gräddfil) imo 😉

    • @erik....
      @erik.... 16 днів тому +1

      @@fljansson True, that's what I ment, but I myself often buy the low fat chili crème fraiche as dip, that's why i confused them.

  • @user-xj9tb6bo8o
    @user-xj9tb6bo8o 19 днів тому +4

    My danish niece was looked at weird for bying ingredience to make food from the ground while walking to the supermarked in connecticut

  • @heck_momo_13
    @heck_momo_13 18 днів тому +1

    Greetings from Luxembourg. I love pancakes!

  • @MS-hc1ei
    @MS-hc1ei 14 днів тому +1

    I like American pancakes (fresh and home made), but it is a totally different dish from Swedish thin pancakes. I enjoy them for what they are... and try not to compare them. We would serve thin pancakes with strawberry jam and perhaps whipped cream... and the pancakes are not sweet in themselves. We even have one kind made with crispy bacon/pork bits in the batch. And another thicker oven baked pancake (with crisp fried pork/bacon). We serve it with lingonberry jam.

  • @coupdegenie51
    @coupdegenie51 19 днів тому +1

    Walking in the U.S. We've all seen the documentary Rambo 😁. Otherwise, congratulations on the anticipation and the way to start streaming Tik Tok on UA-cam.

  • @oriain
    @oriain 19 днів тому +10

    American pancakes scratch a different itch than crepes. Both rock in their own ways.

    • @moladiver6817
      @moladiver6817 19 днів тому +1

      Nah.. American pancakes are too thick. Too much dough. It's like eating a loaf of bread with some topping. It just isn't a good topping to dough ratio.

    • @101steel4
      @101steel4 18 днів тому

      Scotch pancakes are too thick. English pancakes (crepes if you're French) are much nicer.

  • @janevje4259
    @janevje4259 19 днів тому

    Worked in Main for a while and the hotel windows had a stopper that only alowed opening for 1 inch, first thing I did was to remove it so that I could wentilate the rom!( mecanical wentilation a/c just dont do it)
    For the next trer days coming of worke the stopper was in place, took contact with management and told them that I had intentionally remowed the stopper and told them to stopp sending maintanance replaceing it!
    They told me that it was to prevent people to jump out to comit sueside!
    Then I tould them, I live on the topp flor(3) and there is a lawn outside, you would be lucky if you managed to brake an arm jumping out.

  • @callum9999
    @callum9999 15 днів тому

    Ive seen the first clip with the ranting Frenchman before, and vaguely remember it being a comedy skit - he acts like an obnoxious rich frenchman in different situations.

  • @charlottebridge8232
    @charlottebridge8232 13 днів тому

    Hello from the UK. The one after the garlic bread what are they? You said bread sticks?

  • @andreash3132
    @andreash3132 19 днів тому +1

    There are many car centered places in Europe as well. When I was young I was on vacation in the italian alps (LaVilla/Stern) as backpacker. One night I had to walk on a pitch black street for miles, between two villages. No sidewalks. Wall of rocks on one side and a deep decent on the other side. It was very dangerous and I had no flashlight. Never again without a car.

    • @lauralopez4447
      @lauralopez4447 19 днів тому +1

      Thats the norm in Spain too. All villages towns and cities are walkable but if you want to walk to the next village you use the road, theres rural dirtroads but no signals to where they go

    • @markweaver1012
      @markweaver1012 18 днів тому +1

      We once stayed a mile outside Florence in a beautiful old villa. We walked into the city, but it was pretty sketchy -- parts of the walks were down a narrow road with stone villa walls right up to the edges on both sides and people driving by like ... Italians.

  • @LeSarthois
    @LeSarthois 19 днів тому +1

    My sister-in-law made home pancakes for me and my father. She's from Mexico.
    Well pancakes aren't BAD, but it's just... a big fluffy and bland circle of pastry soaked in maple syrup.
    I would be curious to try pancake that would be half the thickness. I think they would really be better if they were only half thick.
    For the walking, I once traveled with my aunt for her to buy a car. We went by a car sharing service, and as we arrived, the guy asked us if we wanted him to drop us closer.
    After looking at a map and saw that we were 40 minutes (by foot) away... We declined and had a nice relaxing walk through the city.

    • @LythaWausW
      @LythaWausW 18 днів тому

      You can make pancakes to suit your tastes; most people who enjoy cooking have their own recipe. Mine uses buttermilk and are not as thick.

  • @SatieSatie
    @SatieSatie 14 днів тому +1

    4:40 No, Ryan, I absolutely love American pancakes! I even prefer them to the original crêpe bretonne or Breton galette I ate in France. They're all excellent, though.

  • @SvenGadgetKlemmbausteine
    @SvenGadgetKlemmbausteine 19 днів тому +1

    We have a Five Guys in Hamburg. But I wasn't there yet. It's at the Reeperbahn.
    I've eaten pancakes twice in the USA so far. I didn't like them. The dough became more and more in the mouth and the syrups didn't taste good.
    I once walked 2 miles from my friend's house to the supermarket in Wichita Kansas. Unfortunately, I often had to walk on the street because there were no footpaths and the fences went all the way to the street. During the 3 km, probably 20 cars honked at me, 8 stopped and asked if my car was broken and if they could help me.

  • @ruialmeida818
    @ruialmeida818 15 днів тому +1

    I was working in Bay City MI, for a couple of weeks. On my first night, I was tired so I went to the restaurant accross the street from the hotel, about a 200m walk. I walked there... once I got to the restaurant, I saw people driving from my hotel to the restaurant - they actually picked up their car to drive 200 meters... WTF is wrong with people?

  • @RuiLeTubo
    @RuiLeTubo 19 днів тому +8

    It looks like a French accent indeed😂

    • @lanamack1558
      @lanamack1558 19 днів тому +2

      How does an accent look?

    • @CodeNascher_
      @CodeNascher_ 19 днів тому +1

      ​​@@lanamack1558like this: ` ^ ′ 😛

    • @alexmashkin863
      @alexmashkin863 19 днів тому +3

      ​@@lanamack1558Like French

    • @RuiLeTubo
      @RuiLeTubo 19 днів тому

      @@lanamack1558 How would you phrase it then?

    • @lanamack1558
      @lanamack1558 19 днів тому +6

      @@RuiLeTubo considering an accent is part of speech I'm more inclined to say " it sounds like..." 😀

  • @ThornyLittleFlower
    @ThornyLittleFlower 18 днів тому +1

    "...and not even talk about the stuipd by-sic-clurs!" 😂😂😂

  • @johnsarkissian5519
    @johnsarkissian5519 6 годин тому

    Crêpes and pancakes are basically the same thing. The batter is exactly the same. The only difference is that one is thinner but the other one is thicker. I’ve lived both in Europe and North America, I’ve made both varieties gzillion of times. And I love them both.

  • @Nils.Minimalist
    @Nils.Minimalist 19 днів тому +5

    American pancakes? They're too thick, there's just too much batter. It just tastes like batter.

    • @101steel4
      @101steel4 18 днів тому

      Scotch pancakes.
      Just like everything else there, they've claimed them as their own.
      Agree though, they're terrible.

    • @diarmuidkuhle8181
      @diarmuidkuhle8181 День тому

      ​​@@101steel4 They shouldn't be if you find a decent recipe. Add a good pinch of salt and the mix won't taste bland. Sift the flour and baking soda to avoid lumps, and do not stir the batter too much, as that will make the resulting pancakes gluey. Buttermilk instead of regular milk gives more lightness and adds a delicate flavour. Traditional maple syrup is a great topping, just don't drown them. You can also turn the maple version into a sweet - savoury dish by serving crispy fried thin rashers of bacon with them. Fresh fruit with some Greek yoghurt & whipped cream also goes very well together.

  • @grahvis
    @grahvis 19 днів тому +1

    The pancake thing was rather silly, they may both be called pancakes, but they are two different things. The latter ones are also called drop scones, Queen Elizabeth once gave President Eisenhower her recipe, he liked them so much.

  • @fliplefrog8843
    @fliplefrog8843 19 днів тому +2

    I have tried american Pancakes. My first thought: They must be very efficence and cheap, stuffing into a drywall for insulation!? :)

  • @laurarl9261
    @laurarl9261 15 днів тому

    It doesn't look like the better place to go for a walk, hahahaha.
    It's funny that I'm watching it today because I walked a lot on high hills, my feet hurt but I had to walk my 20 minutes to get home because I had to come back walking, that's what I always do!! 🤣 I live in Seville though, I don't walk by a driveway 🤷🏻‍♀️

  • @afiiik1
    @afiiik1 19 днів тому +1

    I'm Czech and we make like 10 types of pancakes in my family including raw potato, cooked potato, yeast dough etc in all shapes and sizes.

  • @tobiasagdrupdrager5583
    @tobiasagdrupdrager5583 14 днів тому +1

    Those crepes, is literally the pancakes I grew up with. And it may just be a matter of me being used to one thing, but I do not like the thick american pancakes.
    Also, my own biggest culture shock when I visited the US, was the lack of sauce/gravy. I asked for some when ordering a steak at a restaurant in Arizona. He didn't know, what is was talking about. He proposed that I could have some ketchup or barbecue sauce. He must have found it weird. So I just had to eat this huge steak (I didn't know what ounces were) without any sauce. I would have killed for some.

    • @reindeer7752
      @reindeer7752 5 днів тому

      @tobiasagdrupdrager5583 - That's because Europeans don't have good steak and have to cover it up with gravy. Only poorer steaks in the USA would be masked with gravy.

    • @tobiasagdrupdrager5583
      @tobiasagdrupdrager5583 5 днів тому +1

      @@reindeer7752 You may not have had good gravy then. We have gravy for everthing with meat here in Denmark. Even a well cooked good quality steak without gravy is just plain. All restaurants here will have gravy to your steak. And I do not believe it is only like this in my country.

    • @reindeer7752
      @reindeer7752 2 години тому

      @@tobiasagdrupdrager5583 America is known for good gravy. We have many types of gravy. We only put it on poorer cuts of meat. I don't think you have had a steak of the quality in the USA.

    • @tobiasagdrupdrager5583
      @tobiasagdrupdrager5583 4 хвилини тому

      @@reindeer7752 In which regions/states do they have it. And what kinds? I in no way meant that your food was bad or anything, you have a lot of side dishes to your food. I am just used to gravy, to my meat and had a hard time going without it.

  • @baronmeduse
    @baronmeduse 19 днів тому

    The guy asking for 'ranch sauce' is in Utrecht down the back of the old post office, which is now the central library.

  • @Jimthehumanoid
    @Jimthehumanoid 14 днів тому

    I once ordered pancakes for breakfast in an LA hotel. I must have got a pile 8cm high by 20cm in diameter. It was like eating an entire birthday cake in one go!

  • @ololic
    @ololic 18 днів тому

    We have five guys in some cities in Germany now and probably other European countries as well. There´s just no comparison to other fast food chains. Freshly cut fries and non-frozen beef alone make that very clear.

  • @stanislavkolacny609
    @stanislavkolacny609 19 днів тому +1

    I think lady in the 2nd clip had to be in some motel... at least when I was at a motel in Alabama the "windows" there were just glass without any possible way of opening and all me and my colleagues could do to was turn on AC unit or open the outside door.

  • @ScreamyBanana
    @ScreamyBanana 14 днів тому

    I currently prefer the "Habit Burger Grill" as a German. But I haven't tried many burger restaurants

  • @HerrFinsternis
    @HerrFinsternis 19 днів тому +2

    6:28 hey that's my hometown! Ironically he's surrounded by places that make you a proper burger and he's shoving mcdonalds down his throat 😂

    • @emiliajojo5703
      @emiliajojo5703 19 днів тому +1

      Ironic indeed!best wishes from Germany!❤

    • @TheSuperappelflap
      @TheSuperappelflap 19 днів тому

      Americans just want their GMO burgers man

    • @paulewen387
      @paulewen387 17 днів тому

      Went with the brand he knows, little realising that European food standards mean it’s nothing like the brand he knows. 🤷🏻‍♂️

    • @DanAndHoe
      @DanAndHoe 12 днів тому

      Broodje Mario is right there! D:

  • @ianhj4550
    @ianhj4550 19 днів тому

    If the side walk is where you walk, where is the centre walk? what do you do there ?

  • @nolajoy7759
    @nolajoy7759 19 днів тому +4

    What are "bicyclers" 😅😅😅

  • @dawn-gk2tr
    @dawn-gk2tr 13 днів тому

    My adult son was visiting aAmerica and decided to go for a walk and was quickly accosted with a rough demand about what he was up to .He feels his Australian accent saved his bacon as the man was very belligerent .

  • @kide81
    @kide81 19 днів тому +1

    That ”fancy burger” looks just like European McDonalds premium burger, not something from a real restaurant.

  • @Maurice-mk5cl
    @Maurice-mk5cl День тому

    I'm from the Netherlands and I love American Pancakes they are the best!!

  • @Dreyno
    @Dreyno 18 днів тому

    Friend of mine spent a year in Reno about 20 years ago. He literally said that people stared at them for walking to the store like they were bums. Said nobody walked anywhere outside the city centre.

  • @marior.5796
    @marior.5796 23 години тому

    Okay now I understand the beginning of the series Preacher (spoilers incoming), when the police arrests him because he is suspicious BECAUSE he was walking without a reason and goal.

  • @bbwait2718
    @bbwait2718 19 днів тому +7

    Fake french accent 😂😂😂 this is just an american acting french

    • @flitsertheo
      @flitsertheo 19 днів тому +1

      It was more than the accent though. His looks, his whole behaviour, 100% French.

    • @bbwait2718
      @bbwait2718 19 днів тому

      @@flitsertheo what the f are you talking about?! I'm french and i dont act like a f*cking clown

  • @batrflajgaming6276
    @batrflajgaming6276 19 днів тому +1

    4:50 is the typical european pancake...

  • @Ekitchi0
    @Ekitchi0 11 днів тому

    Aahhhh, I finally understand why in the first Rambo movie he gets targeted by the cop right away. It's because he is walking outside the city center...I never realized how much of a red flag that is in the US...

  • @Servant_of_Christ
    @Servant_of_Christ 18 днів тому

    I travel around Europe with my sailboat, if I have on-land business I have with me a 125cc scooter 🛵. One could use one of those in NY, very handy, can go eveywhere, even in most elevators.