Your comment regarding tap water in the US is a distortion of reality. This is a very large country and the majority of us have safe, very drinkable tap water. Local governments are responsible for their water quality. Sadly, Flint, Michigan made the decision to prioritize things other than maintaining their public water system.
@@michaelleiper Wells in Florida frequently have sulfur, but it is a gas. So you smell it, but you aren’t actually drinking it. Some wells have aerators that allow the gas to dissipate, so no smell. I’ve lived in multiple places in Florida, in some of them salt water intrusion is a bigger problem with wells. The sulfur smell is just something you get used to. If you are on city water, no smell.
Yea, I'm about 25 minutes outside of Boston and we haven't drank the water on tap since the early 80's. That goes for surrounding towns and states, I have friends and family all the way from New Hampshire to Florida.. not one person I know drinks from the faucet. Where are you at? Are there unicorns? :)
It is not true that most tap water in America is unsafe. I live in North Carolina, and I check the published content of my local tap water regularly. It exceeds the purity quality if most brands of bottled water tested. Plastic water bottles piling up everywhere is horrible for the environment. People who consume bottled water regularly, are ironically creating their own ground water quality issues, as plastic is highly polluting.
@@cynthiatolman326 He thinks OK is the same as the rest of the nation. "A recent study conducted by J.D. Power has revealed that Oklahoma's tap water quality ranks among the lowest in the nation."
Yes definitely agree but tap water causes me to itch like hell full of lead and crap... best water ever from the waterfall near me fresh and clean .plastic is everywhere pills you take plastic coated now there linked with cancer .dont know why we cant refik the same bottle like norway
@@rnash999 haven't you watched erin brochavich ? I got the runs in florida and spain with water from the tap theres mice droppings Mercury everything in it look it up why people scratch after tap water
Old lady here, have lived in a number of places in the U.S. i have ALWAYS drunk the tap water. No issues! Back in the day some would taste better than others, but I think they've fixed that in most places. I do see people in the stores buying tons of bottled water, but I don't know why. They certainly don't HAVE to.
I think you're a little off about the water. Sure it's not perfect, and the reason you hear of a problem is because it is rare. Tap water is safe to drink 99% of the time.
I disagree about the tap water. I have always been conscious of water quality. I have lived in NJ, NY, FLA, CA, VA, and NC. Every place had outstanding water quality. Where in the U.S. did you live?
I'm in central Ohio and our tap water is great. He obviously has limited experience drinking tap water. Where the heck is the tap water dark and moldy? I've travel extensively in the US, coast to coast and drink tap water.
The tap water here (Savannah) from the Florida aquifer is fine...and we get a full report every year online. Heated plastic in the sun or with Keurig cups really IS dangerous.
Danger in the US depends greatly upon where you live. I retired after 31 years of police work in Michigan and outside of the metropolitan areas your very safe. Even in the cites your relatively safe but I know you need content.
Yes, he is wrong about that. I live in Arkansas. Just about everywhere I have traveled in the US, you can drink tap water. The only exceptions might be larger NE cities.
My wife and I just returned from Scotland yesterday. We began our journey in Edinburgh, then to Inverness, Thurso, Torridon, Isle of Skye and back to Edinburgh. I thought that the exact opposite about the trash reference. All the small towns we visited offered trash bins that segregated trash & recycling. I will note that they generally were full, which gives credit to the notion of not being emptied frequently. Even with that, we found that all towns were very tidy and properly kept. Your mention of safety could not be more true. It is one of the reasons my wife and I are considering the move over there. The folks there are extremely welcoming and are unpretentious. I believe it is because they are not spending their days juggling a costly extravagant fancy high lavish lifestyle that creates emotional exhaustion and overloaded stress as a byproduct. It was evident that many of these small towns were filled with wealthy residents; however, it was not their purpose for you to notice. You mentioned the drinking water, but I would add the quality of air. It was incredibly crisp, clean and easy to breath. We power-walked some amazing trails (very much like the one you show in your video) and never really felt short of breath. So many positive mentions I could add, but will end it here. Adding some of my vacation pics on my instagram (@westernchicano) Thanks for your post! Cheers!
As a Scot, I would like to thank you for giving a more balanced opinion on the rubbish issue. My bins are collected weekly and I have never had an issue with widespread trash in my area.
Next time don't "power walk" take your time and let the beauty of Scotland sink in! While power walking helps keep you fit slowing down a bit allows you to de-stress and enjoy a nice walk for the sake of it. Happy trails.
I've lived all over the US in different states and the water is fine. Sometimes the taste isn't wonderful, but it has never been unsafe to drink. Also, I've never had tap water that is a dark color--that sounds like a horror movie :) I'm not sure where you lived--maybe it was a local issue?
My biggest thing upon coming to Scotland was the elementary aged children walking home alone for lunch and babies in strollers left outside of shops. I couldn't believe it you would never see that in America! How amazing to have that safety
Every day there are children playing in my street unsupervised, even as young as like 4 or 5! Like you said, we’d never see that in the states. Or if you did, it wouldn’t be safe.
no matter what I wouldn't do that we're safe in Australia to a point but like we do have a gun ban like you can't walk the streets with one in a bag or whatever and collectors have to have theirs under lock and key , it's best to be wary of an unsuspecting stranger around your kids common sense should prevail.
Not safe at all. Are yous blind . Scottish are desperately trying to leave. Anyone who leaves their kids outside the shop or youngsters out unsupervised gets sw called and for good reason. This is absolute claptrap nonsense. Cani even walk down highstreet without kids with machetes threatening randos. Tap water now is heavily chlorinated and undrinkable. Primary schools need security. Stop pushing this false narrative. It is not a f fairytale. Working households cani even afford heating and hot water. The food on the shelves in shops is rotten. Pollution damp and mould is killing everyone. Drugs drinking domestic violence, treat woman as a sub species. Need a man to deal with anything official because if your female your automatically do not get taken serious. Seriously deluded.
LOL your society has already created a bunch of ridiculous parents , all americanod .. kids molly coddled by helicopter parents on high alert as they believe all the crap ... used to be like Japan fostering resilience ..e.g. my 1st errand but not now
I can't believe you are saying that the tap water in the US is not safe to drink! WHAT?? That's crazy! I'm English living in the US for over 50 years and I've never experienced that, ever. Where I live in Illinois my neighbour is retired from the water department and they test the water constantly. It comes from an underground aquifer. There is only one week difference between spring and fall time changes, known as British summer time there, not daylight saving time.
Unsafe tap water in the United States, dark, smells like mold??? Wow, that's a new one!!! You certainly are dreaming! The water in all cities and municipalities is constantly being monitored. The Flint Michigan reference that you mentioned was due to faulty pipes that carried the water ... too long to mention here. In response, the State provided bottled water to the area's inhabitants. From what I understand, for the most part, that problem has either been cleared up, or is in the process of being rectified. To tout that as being indicative of the country's water supply is certainly false. As for trash removal, the trash is collected in my area, twice a week. The "recyclables" are picked up once a week. I could never imagine picking up the trash, once every three weeks. A good idea would be for some of those new migrant folks that are flooding through Scotland, to be used as trash collectors. Oh well. Anyhow, have the residents ever figured out to bag their trash in bags - or, at least, to place it in covered trash cans??? For most, that shouldn't be too difficult to figure out. Doing so would certainly cut down on the evident smell, as well as to keep those errant baby nappies from blowing into your face during a stiff breeze.
Here in suburban New England we have Trash Days 2 to 3 times per week. Private citizens and organized civic groups often patrol the roadways picking up trash. Many households have fairly deep artesian wells with excellent water.
I live in rural Texas. I live in the county where the Ozarka water plant is located. We have excellent water. I’ve lived in the swamps of Louisiana, Houston, New Jersey, Arkansas, and Mississippi. There’s been great water in all these places. I’ve traveled to many different states. The water was all great.
In all locations of the United States that I'm aware of, the tap water is provided by the local municipality. I don't know anywhere in the US where tap water is provided by a private entity.
@@thehighlandlife2023 It certainly is! Recent testing confirmed that it is amongst the purest, freshest water. Where @Carrie-h2b gets her water, I don't know, but central Scotland, it is applauded for its freshness.
@@peterkonradort Hi, not sure if the normal vitamins are enough, also worth taking Vit D as an adult too. It can also be good to have daylight lights (SAD lights).
Alaskan here and medical providers regularly seem to advise people to take D3 in fall/winter. I also frequently use a full spectrum light. (SAD) light.
Not sure where you lived in the US, but I don't quite follow what you said about "cut a coffee shop date short because someone came in and was sitting across the room with a gun strapped to their hip." If you did so, then you really don't understand the culture of those who carry, and you might be exaggerating how frequently guns are seen in the US. I live in Arizona, which is a fairly gun-friendly state. I also travel the US extensively, have multiple concealed-carry permits for various states, and carry from time-to-time. In my entire life how many times have I noticed someone concealed carrying? Maybe five times, and one of those was an Air Marshall who wasn't thinking when he put his bag in the overhead bin. How many times have I observed someone open carrying? Again, I can count that on one hand. My point is that guns are not nearly as visible and prevalent in the US as many think. More importantly, I'll point out that those who carry routinely--especially those who take the time to get permitted and train--are among the most law-abiding citizens in the US. We are there to protect, not to attack.
So, because you feel secure knowing that millions of Americans are running around with concealed weapons, everyone else should feel safe, too? I live in Ohio, where a license and training aren’t even required. I’m also a retired military officer who handled weapons routinely for 20 years, and I absolutely shudder to think about all these untrained civilians and their guns. The gun culture in the US is absolutely stupid. There’s a reason why even military personnel can’t keep their privately-owned firearms in their quarters on most military bases - it’s because people with guns are dangerous.
Open carry is quite prevalent where I live. It is disconcerting at least and often quite frightening. I cannot get used to it. It DOES NOT make me feel safe.
You generalize too much. The U.S. is huge compared to Scotland. Tap water quality is based on what type of soil and rock you have filtering it. I lived in Lawton, Oklahoma for a while and agree the water there wasn’t great but is was clean and very drinkable. Where I live in the Midwest is very safe and many don’t bother locking their doors. I’ve never felt unsafe even in cities like Des Moines, Omaha, Lincoln, etc. Don’t exaggerate to make your point because you lose credibility.
Safety follows a curve. In the late 70s there were a lot of muggers, especially in places like NYC. That was when the young male baby boomers came of age. But one of the things that frightens us oldsters is that up until then most gang fights were chains, knives and bats. If your house is a block away from the main street the chain is not going to come through your wall and the turf war remains where it is. High powered bullets travel. I've travelled, on roads, though some of the bad neighborhoods south of Boston. Mostly not on purpose. Until you get to the seediest of areas, they look fine. A lot of it is knowing where you are and your perception of safety. When you kids school starts training everyone to shelter in place the world is scarier. I don't think I ever heard of shelter in place until the mid-2000s.
I'm an American who has been living in the UK for 21 years. The first biggest shock was the NHS and having access to good healthcare. I pray the British fight hard to keep it.
Yes, we are incredibly lucky to have the NHS free health care, which generally is good. Although in the past 10 to 15 years, it has become difficult with long queues for consultations and operations. The last 5 years it has become almost impossible, where I live anyway, to get an appointment to see your doctor. I know covid had a lot to do with that but it has just stayed the same. Hopefully with the new government that will improve.
I remember living in Baumholder, Germany as an Army Brat, we had a milk/cheese man & an egg lady, a produce man, a bread man(forever enshrined in my family as the "ding-a-ling baker man", he also sold candy), a diaper man, and garbage men who also picked up: (3 x yr) yard waste, (1 x yr) Christmas trees, (1 x yr) automotive waste (tires, batteries, parts, oil , etc.) and most importantly, a beer man!!! I remember that Santa Claus came on a fire truck with candy, through all the snow to the whole Housing Complex!! Every street!! He had an MP escort with long guns and everything!! It was all very, very thrilling to my 8/9 year old self!!
I live in Massachusetts. My tap water is perfectly drinkable and tastes fine. I’m pleased to say that in my state people don’t walk around with exposed guns, assault rifles are banned and I feel safe-ish. I do love a little visit to England and Scotland though.
I’m not sure where you have lived previously in the USA, but I’ve lived in various states on the east coast USA from New England to Florida & have never ever encountered tap water as you have described. Sure, some places have tap water that has too much chlorine or something so therefore smells and tastes funny; but brown and smells like mold? Not in my experience.
Im a Brit (Scot) living in Austria. Your right about rubbish.... Here in Austria they have a saying.... " When you loose respect for your country you have lost respect for yourself "......
Agreed. Did you make the move after retirement or employed there? As a US citizen, I was told I could only work there if I married an Austrian lady for residency.
We left Scotland in 1973 when I was 4,now 50 years later my wife and I are selling everything in Canada and moving to Scotland in April of 2025❤man I hope I can find work 😮
@@Colin32269 - if you have experience in the area of hospitality I’d think you’d be fine, since brexit all the bar and restaurant staff have gone home and cafes etc are struggling for workers. In the Highlands a husband and wife team who could clean houses wouldn’t be short of work that’s for sure.
As a US citizen living in Australia for 3 years and then moving back we were really shocked at how unsafe we felt, how metallic the food tasted, and the cost of health care. Over night gallbladder surgery (me) $5,000 Australia, Outpatient shoulder surgery (3 month later husband) $25,000 USA We lived in MN when we moved south to KY then FL we were surprised by all the trash.
Knife crime is out of control in various parts of the UK, including Scotland. I lived in Edinburgh from September 1986 to the end of June 1987 during my university days. There was violence. I never experienced any. But I did have an American friend who was severely beaten and hospitalized for his injuries over a verbal dispute at a chip shop. I also had a friend attending University of Glasgow. She was terrified of leaving her flat because of the stabbings and muggings constantly occurring in her neighborhood. Anyone who thinks violence is rare in Scotland is not living in the big city.
@@BillMorse-jr2ou Absurdity always makes me laugh. There is zero relevance between the videographer's CURRENT lived experience and someone who lived in Edinburgh (for a year) almost FORTY YEARS ago. Particularly so when the videographer's comparison was between WoS and America, not 2024 and 1986!
I spent several days in Scotland back in 1987 and I loved it! It's a beautiful country full of really nice, friendly people and the Belhaven Ale was the best!
I worked in Helensburgh for several years. The seagulls and crows were largely responsible for most of the rubbish being liberated from the numerous bins before it could be collected. The wind then took it further afield!
The West Midlands is much worse. I used to work in Bilston, the one near Wolverhampton, not the one near Edinburgh. I went for a walk in a park once and as I walked by an over-full bin there was a disturbance, the bottom of the bin dropped on the ground, and the fattest rat I have seen in my life poked his nose out of the pile of rubbish and nonchalantly waddled off. The bottom of the bin was so rusty it just gave way under the weight of all the rubbish and the rat.
Glasgow is a very well kept city. Please do not imply that it is not. Glasgow is a very friendly, attractive-and generally clean City. I love going there, although I am on the East coast.
Im originally from florida i married a scot. We lived in America and had 4 children we then mad the move to his hometown in the Highlands we have since moved to North ayrshire.
It must be an amazing change for you and the family. There is nothing quite like the Scottish Highlands and islands and I never get tired of visiting. There is always a place you've never been to. The Calmac ferries mainly leave from Oban and will take you to islands with funny names like Rum, Eigg and Muck. All the best and a warm welcome.
The language spoken in Scotland is mostly Scottish English or Scots or more often a mix of the two, Scots alsohas its own dialects.. Scottish Gaelic is also spoken but not as frequently. These are all the official languages of Scotland.
Not sure where you lived in the US but almost all rural homes have drilled wells with excellent water, can't comment on city water. Also, I visited Scotland two years ago and can't wait to visit this beautiful country again. I did notice a lot of trash on the ground at rest areas and scenic stops and I attributed that to very few or no trash receptacles available. That was an eyesore I must admit.
Generally caused by visitors not following the country code and either taking their rubbish home after picnics, or disposing of it responsibly elsewhere. Scottish people are very "houseproud" about their country. The problem with having bins by the roadside in very rural areas is the crows, seagulls, squirrels and other wildlife who will root through a bin for scraps.
I live in Michigan and the water isn’t bad. Tap water is drinkable but the older I get the more it’s tasting like swimming pool water. I think extremely bad tap water is more of a western USA thing and some states have very good water such as New York. The bad water in Flint Michigan wasn’t caused by Michigan water but by bad pipes that released lead . Still enjoying your informative videos.
Our city water in Battle Creek is pretty good. I work for the City and know the managers, and they are pretty obsessed about water treatment and safety. My home, however, is outside the City limits, and we have a well, which is awful, such hard water. I refill my gallon jugs at the grocery store for our drinking/cooking water.
your water taste like swimming pool water ? All tap water in the uk taste better than bottled water. We dont even allow companies to sell filtered tap water in stores like disani in usa, because thats hilarious and a scam.
For decades in Michigan, across the state, mining was a major industry. The state has huge underground sulfate/sulfur tables that mix with the water tables. Almost anywhere I've been in Michigan the tap water has a residue sulfate/sulfur taste and smell. No, it's not the pipes!
It didn’t used to be so bad with bins. We paid our taxes and everyone had a bin lift at the very least one a week, sometimes even twice. Over time the councils have been paying themselves huge pay rises and our taxes are used to pay their fat pensions too. While all the time they have reduced the services to the whole population and at the same time reduced jobs and still keep increasing taxes.
Since I have kids, the council provided me an extra (tiny) bin for nappies that was collected every fortnight and made it slightly better. I just got a letter today saying they were getting rid of that collection and will just collect it with the normal waste bin, every 3 weeks. 🤦♂️
You need to do a bit research into spending with your local council, you’re just talking rubbish here. Try asking a councillor what they are actually doing with their expenditure.
@ are you joking ? When was the last surgery councillors did in your area. That is what they are meant to do. Also when did you last have to phone them for something - they are never there. A public service and the offices are closed a huge deal of the time. Not speaking for every single one of them - there must be a few who are responsible workers, and so they should be when they are paid way more than the average person - not to mention the generous pensions and the pay-offs when they leave their posts even when the walk into a job in another department. Consultancy costs are a nonsense - would love to see what the consultancy costs in total are, and what they are consulting for. Are any of them actual business people? What are their working backgrounds? You only need to look at snp to see what they are spending their budgets on - and who is getting paid and what they are actually doing. And the nonsense about double jobs - are they not working full time in their own jobs ?? Who has the time in a full time post to squeeze in another well paid job? All on the tax payers bill of course.
@ - try actually engaging with a political,party or with councillors- your cynicism adds up to nothing but moaning. I always go,to my community council meeting and two councillors come every time. As far as I am aware these are not paid jobs - they are paid allowances . And they have to put up with people just like you moaning and complaining who never take responsibility just moan without taking the time to find out facts.
@ oh wouldn’t it be great if we all took it on the chin without complaint. And how do you know I don’t engage with political parties? Councillors don’t turn up for surgeries - I’ve been there many times - been left with people who turn up to see them. And they do get paid for surgeries - they just take the time off their day hours. Believe it or not I had no cynicism until working in the communities that councillors are supposed to serve. Perhaps naive but I expected them to do their job properly. Being fair there was one who was big enough to actually stand against some of the things that went on within the council, who also took up the cudgels for people in the community who had complaints. After that it was a huge eye opener to the whole ethos - and to the difference between the working people who actually work within communities and the representatives who are meant to underpin the value of that work. My cynicism has been geared by observation and communications.
I'm an American and was shocked in 1995 when visiting Greece and saw mountains of garbage on the roadsides everywhere. In my state there are volunteer groups that pick up roadside garbage every spring. There are places along railroad corridors on the East coast, though, that still have tons of garbage, it's disgusting.
I live in Oregon, and we have pretty good tap water, provided the building is new enough to not have lead pipes. For other items, yeah, the trash would be a surprise...
I live in NJ and have well water and it’s clean sweet water, it’s tested regularly. My house is also hooked up to city water which is also safe good tasting water.
Tap water in California is good to excellent and all above guidelines. Same in most locations. This water statement is not true for 99% of the US. Go to undeveloped countries and drink their water, and then assess water in the US. Also many places in the US require payment for shopping bags including paper bags at grocery stores. Electric cars mean no petrol issues. I remember milk delivery as a child. Those were great days getting fresh milk in a bottle. Bottled milk is still available at specialty food stores. But not delivery. All That said, I love Scotland and did not see rubbish during our summer holiday there. I saw beauty and kindness everywhere. Love Scotland.
I'm from Wigtownshire, Scotland, the tap water is amazing, always cold and fresh to drink. I thought this was normal until I moved to London. It's safe and drinkable but not the same. Rubbish in London is collected every two weeks and bins are usually overflowing, especially from shops.
Water: in the west of Scotland, the water is very soft because of the underlying rocks. In London, it is hard because of the chalk. Tap water in Britain is safe to drink if it is from the main water supply.
Remember, when suffering abominations like rubbish being collected only once every three (!) weeks, that it is probably the fault of the Special Needs Party (SNP).
well a visitor from London thought we had champagne running through our taps, it foams very quickly with a little shampoo, but the softness may not be ideal for the heart, but is a good mixer for whisky, but only a wee drop, Oh and it may be an age thing but someone saying "alright" makes me wary, welcome !
@@marieparker3822 And that is absolute nonsense. The local bins changed from once a fortnight to weekly-thanks to the SNP- The Scottish National Party. Truth is always welcome.
I enjoyed your video. I was born in london and lived in England until coming to America. My mums side is scottish. So Scotland home as well scottish people more talkative than English. I notice americans dont say thank you very much and more loud and pushy. I do prefer the food and tea in uk i do know on a sunny day everyone is out to get every minute of sunshine. I relate to the older people more but the young are all abour the same. Have you tried those scotch pies and home made soups ? Thank you
What in the world with that comment about most of the US not having safe drinkable tap water. That is absolutely unequivocally not true. Everywhere in the US except for Flint Michigan has safe drinkable tap water. Does the water taste good everywhere? Not necessarily but it's still safe and it's still drinkable. Some municipalities have treatment plants that make the flavor not so great but that is not necessarily ubiquitous. I've lived all over the US and had excellent tap water in most places except for Los Angeles where the taste made it such that I didn't want to drink it. However it was still safe
I commiserate. Some of the politically biased nonsense being put forward as truth in these comments is very transparent in its intent. Scotland, as many have said, is clean, friendly, beautiful and the cities are also fine and architecturally valued.
In the small town where I live in the South of France rubbish is collected 2 times a week so one would think the place is immaculate but it' s not the case at all one can find a lot of cigarette butts cans bottles food wrappers discarded here and there a lot of people simply don't care and I suspect that for some discarding their trash around is their secret pleasure they get a kick out of it.
I'm a Minnesotan who lived in England for 35 years, mostly in suburban London but also in Cambridgeshire, Berkshire and Rutland. I was married to an Englishwoman so I had a total immersion experience. The biggest culture shock to me was the driving, especially in and around London. The code for politeness was a shock, too, as was the size of houses there (smallest avg in Europe). We had bad experiences with the health service there, and after its waiting times killed my wife I moved back to the States for medical reasons. I live in suburban Tulsa now. I hate the heat, the food and the constant driving here but I'm alive. I'm sure I wouldn't be if I'd stayed there.
Where in the USA did you experience bad tapwater? I have lived in St. Louis and Los Angeles, where tapwater is not a problem. All other places where I have traveled seem to have good tapwater also. Yes, I have heard about Flint, Michigan but that was due to mismanagement of the water system.
3 weeks rubbish collection is not normal for the UK. Where I live (Greater London) it's weekly for rubbish and recycling and is the same for everyone I know living in different councils. I have heard it's every fortnight in some areas where the council's had to make savings, but I've never heard of only every 3 weeks - that's unacceptable. To say that is typical of the UK is untrue.
Agreed the Diesel nozzle is bigger, so can't fit a petrol car. It is unlikely as a US tourist to be using a diesel car. Diesel pumps tend to feel less clean, and have a packet of plastic gloves next to them (often).
The nozzles are different sizes in the US and clearly labeled. Worked at a fueling station for a while. People here mostly do self-service. It's amazing the number of people who can't figure out that they are different and don't mix. Some cars are labeled inside the gas door/flap thing. I seem to remember the manager calling a tow truck for a driver who had filled their car with the wrong thing.
The tap water where I live in Oregon is considered the best west of the Rockies. We have a new state of the art water filtration plant. It’s incredible. Tastes better than bottled water in plastic bottles. We have to pay 5 cents/bag in Oregon. We have no sales tax. London’s is around 22 % now. Terrible.
I am a regular visitor to Scotland and the quality of the tap water is usually much better than anywhere in England, particularly urban areas. I think a lot of it is to do with how far the water comes from the reservoir to the tap. Many reservoirs are in hilly northern or western areas. When I go back to the Midlands Leicester water mostly comes from large reservoirs in the Peak District, sixty miles further north. The water is palatable but not pleasant to drink. London water is even worse, and I don't know where it comes from. I live in a small town in the West Country and the source of the water is very local, and while hard, it is very good.
You're quite correct, wheely bin collection is awful all over the UK, garbage one week, recycled stuff the following week (Aberdeenshire). The wind is the wind and it is a royal pain. Remember, the entire UK would be in Hudson Bay if you were to slide us over. In my area and farther north have gorgeous light nights in summer. Sorry about the wind/rubbish. :)
@@scrambler69-xk3kv We have lids on all bins and the rubbish is bagged. We have four separate bins for various refuse -black - paper and cardboard, blue - household, green - plastics, and brown - vegetable matter, potato peelings, garden clippings and weeds. The wind never causes any bother, and we are on the coast.
I recycle everything I can, but even I could not go three weeks without trash collection. California has safe drinking water and they also charge for bags.
I actually was kinda shocked by the ease of finding public rubbish bins. They are remarkably uncommon in the US and when I found them, they usually were perpetually overfull. The home purchasing process here is one of the most shocking things I encountered. The market for buying property in the US is terrible pretty much everywhere, but the process is super smooth and pleasant by comparison to here. Related to that, it is really hard to get any business to give tentative or estimate answers to things. In the US, it is really easy to get people to give you an estimate of when something will be ready, or provide an update on the status of things, even if the update is just "no new information". Here, getting someone to even respond to you when they don't actually have new information is extremely difficult. I am only just starting to understand the cultural patterns that lead to this symptom, but I don't understand well enough to articulate why it happens.
We had rubbish bins. Then they went away because of the cost to empty them and because if you have a metal container someone might leave a bomb in it. The metal container makes shrapnel much worse than just the bomb.
My rubbish is collected weekly, with paper cardboard, tins, bottles and plastic alternating with the non recyclable which in our case is mostly only the paper towels my OH loves to use. The food debris is collected every week. In the past we had to animal proof our waste and foxes, badgers and cats would raid them for any bits they could eat. But often it would be spread over the road. Now, not so much as the food is separate and the bins have a locking handle the animals haven't worked out yet.
No, tap water in the US is mostly good. When I was a kid there were places where iron made tap water taste bad, but that is completely different from being unsafe and contaminated with lead. We do have federal standards for drinking water, I think. We have recently started to treat our town well water because of e-coli they couldn't stop from contaminating my part of the system. There were a lot of diesel cars back when, the 90s maybe?, when diesel was about half the price of gasoline.
I disagree. The amount of rubbish (trash) I see in America when having to go there for work is disgusting in comparison to Scotland. Even London seems far tidier in comparison to Boston, NY & LA.
Well you sure picked 3 most densely populated cities to compare to low population Scotland. Yep, they have weather, large # of homeless & inefficient sanitation services. We all think NY is crazy. And yet, all suburbs less than 10 miles away have superb weekly garbage pickup. Food businesses usually pay for more frequent dumpster service or face loss of customers & more health inspections. Unless there is less food packaging in Scotland I think 3 weeks between garbage pickup is not sanitary even with modern covered plastic bins. Hopefully its keeping council taxes low.
@@gladtobefreeagain7375 It is not three weeks between pickup times. Each bin has its own pickup - plastic, paper and garden waste are hardly smelling or noxious in any way. The more frequent collections are for household waste.
We have never paid tax on food in grocery stores here. Yes everything else is taxed that's true but it's just a state tax and no city taxes. Don't know where you lived in the United States but it's different then here in Kentucky.
The random trash I see while cycling around the countryside is really sad, and any Lay-bys? Absolutely disgusting. The upside of the bin pickup being spaced out is at least the local waste disposal facilities are open reasonable hours and all weekend....Where I came from in the US, the "transfer station" was open the oddest hours, and only open 1-2 saturdays a month, and often closed on days near or adjacent to holidays, even if said holiday fell on a day they were closed anyways. Here I can schedule a drop-off at like 1pm on a sunday afternoon and I'm in and out in like 10 minutes. I honestly don't think the tap water in the US is as bad as you're making it out...at least in New England where I was from it was fine. But agree, especially Glasgow tap water was wonderful. And in scotland...part of your local council taxes, so no water bill.
I'm from NC and never had water issues either. I have had a well in 3 of the houses I lived in, but the tap water I drank was fine in town also. The water at the beach tastes a bit funky because of the sulfur content though.
Dude, where in the US are you from? I've lived in Alaska, Hawaii, California, Washington, Minnesota and Nebraska, and have traveled to 40-some states in our RV. I can't think of any time I experienced less than clean, clear water. I personally have a well here in Alaska, and the water tastes amazing, so there's been a few places where I can smell chlorine in city tap water, but that's it.
I live in Ohio and have drunk unfiltered tap water without getting sick, but it does smell of chlorine. So now I filter my water for drinking or cooking.
I watched a you tube post about an American going from his home in the country into town and noticed there was rubbish on the verges the whole way, to the extent I asked the question is that standard for America and got several answers in the affirmative, so its not just Scotland you get rubbish by the roadside
Enjoyed the video. The part about guns was something to love about Scotland and chilling about America. Here in California, I have never seen anyone with a gun that's not a police officer, but I've heard it's different in other states. Relatives live in Northern California get their water straight from Yosemite, Fabulous year round. We live in Los Angeles and our tap water is very good, there may be a few things you want to filter out, so we have a house water filter, but its absolutely drinkable. Except for Flint, I've never heard of water in the US being dark!! But the US is a big country
I think these are generally good tips. I’m not offended by the American bad drinking tap water, although I live in Tennessee and the tap water is pretty good. It does taste slightly mineral but not bad.❤
I just came back from Scotland would love to move there, it was very frustrating to experience how much cheaper the groceries are compared to NY/US. I did not notice the trash. We travelled around the country. Highlands, west and east coast
I was in Edinburgh during the bin collector strikes, what a mess! Like you said, the wind blew it all over the place. It is no better in Northern England, although the greenery covers it to some degree in the summer. It took me 6 full months to detox from the chronic stress I experienced living in the states. I know exactly how you felt.
I love your videos where the heck is that park you were walking in that park looks amazing. Thanks for the info it is very helpful. As for violence I live in a small upstate NY town I was teaching my son that has learning disabilities how to drive he took a bit longer at a stop sign it was a manual transmission car I was showing him on and the person behind us got out of his truck and drew a gun on us for “ taking too long” it was unreal. The violence is everywhere.
It’s dean castle country park in Kilmarnock! That’s insane someone would pull a gun for something like that! It would be good if the US required L plates for learner drivers like they do here to let others on the road know to give them a little extra space and patience, but obviously that would never excuse someone pulling a gun.
@@peterkonradort thanks for responding I am going to put that on my list of places to go and see with my son. I’m currently working on the immigration logistics right now so I hope to moving by the end of year or with any luck sooner. These videos are great.
I've never heard anyone say Alright ! I live on the East coast, so maybe that's the reason, I guess language evolves. We generally say 'how are you' or 'how are you doing' The reply would be 'Fine thanks'
What caused you to relocate to there, work, or was it purely elective? On the water there, it likely doesn't contain added fluoride, and/or chlorine. Or does it? Thanks.
When I was in Ireland several years ago I noticed that there is trash everywhere. Especially in the city, like Dublin. People just throw their trash on the street. However, yes, the water is amazing. They are lucky in that they have great water which makes Guinness beer brewed in Ireland even better.
I live in a suburban town. My recycle bin is collected by the town and I haul my garbage to the town Transfer Station. It's open three days a week. Most cities north of me pick up the trash once a week. Dogs are pretty much contained nowadays but if you leave the garbage out for too long the racoons and rats will run the world.
I want to move to Scotland I am 62 but my family is against it. He points out all the reasons i want to. I must say I am in Edinburgh right now my second time here and I have never seen much " rubbish anywhere" Also in the states you can't put a diesel nossle in your gas vehicle.
Tap water in Seattle or Washington State is great! I lived in Washington D.C. 35 years ago and the tap water was brown and we had to drink bottled water there. You are very wrong about tap water.
I’ve seen much more rubbish here in the Sates than in all my times in Scotland. I’ve driven all over and stayed with family the rest of the time and garbage was never a problem. Prices have always varied here in the States, so I’m not sure what you’re on about there. You’re saying things like it was all over Scotland, it’s not. You’re right about the sunlight. My mum would go to school in the dark and come home in the dark. I’ve been there during the late fall and the lack of sunlight is unreal.
Thank you for this video. I’ve been debating between Canada for convenience since I can drive from the US, or Scotland for. Complete love of the country. Truly reconsidering Scotland.
I have lived all over the USA. Your concerns about tap water are unfounded. I’m certain that I would have noticed something by now. Well water, of course, is variable.
I live in a city in the Southeast USA. The tap water for city water is treated and clean to drink. You have to be pretty remote to be on well water. The other cities that I visit here are also on city water.
In Cheshire, years ago when we had only one bin the council bin men collected it every week and the bin was full. We now have three bins. 1) green or brown bin for garden, vegetables and greens waste, 2) grey bin for recyclable plastic, metals, paper etc and 3) black bin for other rubbish. The bin men still arrive every week but collect bins 1 and 2 one week and bin 3 the following week.
One thing to consider about the UK and Scotland in general. If you are on the west coast the weather will be a LOT more rainier and shitter in general. As for rubbish. In regards to Scotland that really depends on the place and city. It really does.
Three weeks for nappies sounds horrible, my area they are collected fortnightly, but our council has a lot of help for people wishing to choose other options to "disposable" nappies.
What part of the United States were you living in where you get dark moldy smelling water? Outside of Flint Michigan and a couple couple places in Alabama most of the water systems quite clean and safe. Are you sure you weren't getting your water from a private well?
I have city tap water and I absolutely filter all the water I use for drinking or cooking. The city tap water everywhere I've lived in Ohio smells and tastes like chlorine.
I really enjoyed your video. I live in Australia and my family on both sides come from the UK (my grandparents or great grandparents). I have spent a short amount of time in London and would have loved to spend more time there but have had a business or a number of animals and could not. On the other hand I have had many visits to the US with the last one being in 2002. I did enjoy my visits but would not go again because of the problems with guns and violence. i admire your moving to Scotland. It is one of the places my family loved. My mother and father and youngest brother spent a year travelling in most of the continents way back in 1970. I have travelled to Asia, briefly, the US, France and UK briefly. My husband was a Yorkshireman but we met in Sydney Australia. A wonderful comedian that most older Australians love is Scotsman Billy Connolly who is an older person now but still active in comedy. He is from Glasgow.
I would love to have milk and dairy delivered. Borden delivered to my house until I was about 12 years old. 😢 In my part of Oklahoma, the water is fine and the crime isn't that bad. Trash service runs weekly, while recycling runs every other week. Bulky trash, like mattresses and unusable furniture runs monthly. Littering is frowned upon, but still happens. I'll show you my Karen side if I see you doing it. 😊
Where did you live in the US that you had brown, moldy water coming out of your tap? I don’t drink tap water but it’s because of the Fluoride, it’s crystal clear water though.
I unfortunately have to agree with you on the tap water in my area of GREENEVILLE TENNESSEE. I just got a letter saying that the water has an “unknown” substance detected. Living the dream, my friend.
Your comment regarding tap water in the US is a distortion of reality. This is a very large country and the majority of us have safe, very drinkable tap water. Local governments are responsible for their water quality. Sadly, Flint, Michigan made the decision to prioritize things other than maintaining their public water system.
And the excuse in Florida is? (I've heard people refer to it as sulfurous).
@@michaelleiperwell water often is.
@@michaelleiper Wells in Florida frequently have sulfur, but it is a gas. So you smell it, but you aren’t actually drinking it. Some wells have aerators that allow the gas to dissipate, so no smell. I’ve lived in multiple places in Florida, in some of them salt water intrusion is a bigger problem with wells. The sulfur smell is just something you get used to. If you are on city water, no smell.
I agree & came to say this. I've never lived anywhere in the US that didn't have good, drinkable tapwater, & I've lived in many places.
Yea, I'm about 25 minutes outside of Boston and we haven't drank the water on tap since the early 80's. That goes for surrounding towns and states, I have friends and family all the way from New Hampshire to Florida.. not one person I know drinks from the faucet. Where are you at? Are there unicorns? :)
It is not true that most tap water in America is unsafe. I live in North Carolina, and I check the published content of my local tap water regularly. It exceeds the purity quality if most brands of bottled water tested. Plastic water bottles piling up everywhere is horrible for the environment. People who consume bottled water regularly, are ironically creating their own ground water quality issues, as plastic is highly polluting.
Agree. How did he get that skewed opinion I wonder.
@@cynthiatolman326 He thinks OK is the same as the rest of the nation. "A recent study conducted by J.D. Power has revealed that Oklahoma's tap water quality ranks among the lowest in the nation."
Yes definitely agree but tap water causes me to itch like hell full of lead and crap... best water ever from the waterfall near me fresh and clean .plastic is everywhere pills you take plastic coated now there linked with cancer .dont know why we cant refik the same bottle like norway
@@rnash999 haven't you watched erin brochavich ? I got the runs in florida and spain with water from the tap theres mice droppings Mercury everything in it look it up why people scratch after tap water
This guy is full of shit. Tap water around the country is safe and the Flint episode occurred over 5 years ago.
Old lady here, have lived in a number of places in the U.S. i have ALWAYS drunk the tap water. No issues! Back in the day some would taste better than others, but I think they've fixed that in most places. I do see people in the stores buying tons of bottled water, but I don't know why. They certainly don't HAVE to.
Flouride?
I think you're a little off about the water. Sure it's not perfect, and the reason you hear of a problem is because it is rare. Tap water is safe to drink 99% of the time.
Flouride?
I disagree about the tap water. I have always been conscious of water quality. I have lived in NJ, NY, FLA, CA, VA, and NC. Every place had outstanding water quality. Where in the
U.S. did you live?
Oklahoma
Flouride?
I'm in central Ohio and our tap water is great. He obviously has limited experience drinking tap water. Where the heck is the tap water dark and moldy? I've travel extensively in the US, coast to coast and drink tap water.
Tap water in the US, with the exception of a community in MI, is perfectly safe. Taste quality varies a lot.
The tap water here (Savannah) from the Florida aquifer is fine...and we get a full report every year online. Heated plastic in the sun or with Keurig cups really IS dangerous.
Danger in the US depends greatly upon where you live. I retired after 31 years of police work in Michigan and outside of the metropolitan areas your very safe. Even in the cites your relatively safe but I know you need content.
Yes, he is wrong about that. I live in Arkansas. Just about everywhere I have traveled in the US, you can drink tap water. The only exceptions might be larger NE cities.
@ The “large NE cities” have safe drinking water too. 🙄
Flouride?
We lived in London for 10 years and there was a LOT of litter. We live in Oregon now, and our drinking water quality is excellent.
Lots of litter, and you drink water in Oregon.
#Willamette Valley has trash everywhere, especially by the river in Eugene. The streets are filthy here, too.
My wife and I just returned from Scotland yesterday. We began our journey in Edinburgh, then to Inverness, Thurso, Torridon, Isle of Skye and back to Edinburgh. I thought that the exact opposite about the trash reference. All the small towns we visited offered trash bins that segregated trash & recycling. I will note that they generally were full, which gives credit to the notion of not being emptied frequently. Even with that, we found that all towns were very tidy and properly kept. Your mention of safety could not be more true. It is one of the reasons my wife and I are considering the move over there. The folks there are extremely welcoming and are unpretentious. I believe it is because they are not spending their days juggling a costly extravagant fancy high lavish lifestyle that creates emotional exhaustion and overloaded stress as a byproduct. It was evident that many of these small towns were filled with wealthy residents; however, it was not their purpose for you to notice. You mentioned the drinking water, but I would add the quality of air. It was incredibly crisp, clean and easy to breath. We power-walked some amazing trails (very much like the one you show in your video) and never really felt short of breath. So many positive mentions I could add, but will end it here. Adding some of my vacation pics on my instagram (@westernchicano) Thanks for your post! Cheers!
As a Scot, I would like to thank you for giving a more balanced opinion on the rubbish issue. My bins are collected weekly and I have never had an issue with widespread trash in my area.
Next time don't "power walk" take your time and let the beauty of Scotland sink in! While power walking helps keep you fit slowing down a bit allows you to de-stress and enjoy a nice walk for the sake of it. Happy trails.
Annoying, don't compare Scotland with American shitholes.
Respect to Scottish people! I pray that Scotland becomes independent one day❤❤❤ @@AlSnoopsReid
Wish the English would respect our country with trash
I've lived all over the US in different states and the water is fine. Sometimes the taste isn't wonderful, but it has never been unsafe to drink. Also, I've never had tap water that is a dark color--that sounds like a horror movie :) I'm not sure where you lived--maybe it was a local issue?
My biggest thing upon coming to Scotland was the elementary aged children walking home alone for lunch and babies in strollers left outside of shops. I couldn't believe it you would never see that in America! How amazing to have that safety
Every day there are children playing in my street unsupervised, even as young as like 4 or 5! Like you said, we’d never see that in the states. Or if you did, it wouldn’t be safe.
no matter what I wouldn't do that we're safe in Australia to a point but like we do have a gun ban like you can't walk the streets with one in a bag or whatever and collectors have to have theirs under lock and key , it's best to be wary of an unsuspecting stranger around your kids common sense should prevail.
@@peterkonradort another thing of yesteryear in the US.
Not safe at all. Are yous blind . Scottish are desperately trying to leave. Anyone who leaves their kids outside the shop or youngsters out unsupervised gets sw called and for good reason. This is absolute claptrap nonsense. Cani even walk down highstreet without kids with machetes threatening randos. Tap water now is heavily chlorinated and undrinkable. Primary schools need security. Stop pushing this false narrative. It is not a f fairytale. Working households cani even afford heating and hot water. The food on the shelves in shops is rotten. Pollution damp and mould is killing everyone. Drugs drinking domestic violence, treat woman as a sub species. Need a man to deal with anything official because if your female your automatically do not get taken serious. Seriously deluded.
LOL your society has already created a bunch of ridiculous parents , all americanod .. kids molly coddled by helicopter parents on high alert as they believe all the crap ... used to be like Japan fostering resilience ..e.g. my 1st errand but not now
I can't believe you are saying that the tap water in the US is not safe to drink! WHAT?? That's crazy! I'm English living in the US for over 50 years and I've never experienced that, ever. Where I live in Illinois my neighbour is retired from the water department and they test the water constantly. It comes from an underground aquifer. There is only one week difference between spring and fall time changes, known as British summer time there, not daylight saving time.
Flouride?
How many places have you lived in the US? I’ve lived in multiple towns in four separate states, and there was only one town with disgusting water.
Flouride?
Unsafe tap water in the United States, dark, smells like mold??? Wow, that's a new one!!! You certainly are dreaming! The water in all cities and municipalities is constantly being monitored. The Flint Michigan reference that you mentioned was due to faulty pipes that carried the water ... too long to mention here. In response, the State provided bottled water to the area's inhabitants. From what I understand, for the most part, that problem has either been cleared up, or is in the process of being rectified. To tout that as being indicative of the country's water supply is certainly false.
As for trash removal, the trash is collected in my area, twice a week. The "recyclables" are picked up once a week. I could never imagine picking up the trash, once every three weeks. A good idea would be for some of those new migrant folks that are flooding through Scotland, to be used as trash collectors. Oh well. Anyhow, have the residents ever figured out to bag their trash in bags - or, at least, to place it in covered trash cans??? For most, that shouldn't be too difficult to figure out. Doing so would certainly cut down on the evident smell, as well as to keep those errant baby nappies from blowing into your face during a stiff breeze.
Here in suburban New England we have Trash Days 2 to 3 times per week. Private citizens and organized civic groups often patrol the roadways picking up trash.
Many households have fairly deep artesian wells with excellent water.
Flouride?
@@BillMorse-jr2ou What about it?
I live in rural Texas. I live in the county where the Ozarka water plant is located. We have excellent water. I’ve lived in the swamps of Louisiana, Houston, New Jersey, Arkansas, and Mississippi. There’s been great water in all these places. I’ve traveled to many different states. The water was all great.
Scotlands tap water is publicly owned and we have over 30 thousand freshwater lochs in Scotland 🏴
Of which a lot is polluted. The quality of drinking water has rapidly declined in the last 6 years . Certainly in central .
@@Carrie-h2b our water is a lot more fresher than down south and the ones that are not contaminated are used and looked after
@@DianeLittle-dd6ejI thought the tap water was great when we moved here to the Scottish highland!
In all locations of the United States that I'm aware of, the tap water is provided by the local municipality. I don't know anywhere in the US where tap water is provided by a private entity.
@@thehighlandlife2023 It certainly is! Recent testing confirmed that it is amongst the purest, freshest water. Where @Carrie-h2b gets her water, I don't know, but central Scotland, it is applauded for its freshness.
Remember to take Vitamin D supplements (with Vitamin K2), because of the cloudy climate - and dark winters.
My kids are still young enough that I have them convinced their daily vitamin gummies are actually candy that they can have once every day lol
@@peterkonradort Hi, not sure if the normal vitamins are enough, also worth taking Vit D as an adult too.
It can also be good to have daylight lights (SAD lights).
Excess Vitamin D can be dangerous to your health. Do not take vitamin D, unless it is recommended and approved by your doctor.
Indeed.
Alaskan here and medical providers regularly seem to advise people to take D3 in fall/winter. I also frequently use a full spectrum light. (SAD) light.
I grew up in Memphis, TN. The tap water is better than bottled water. Now, I live in the country, and our well water is even better.
Not sure where you lived in the US, but I don't quite follow what you said about "cut a coffee shop date short because someone came in and was sitting across the room with a gun strapped to their hip." If you did so, then you really don't understand the culture of those who carry, and you might be exaggerating how frequently guns are seen in the US. I live in Arizona, which is a fairly gun-friendly state. I also travel the US extensively, have multiple concealed-carry permits for various states, and carry from time-to-time. In my entire life how many times have I noticed someone concealed carrying? Maybe five times, and one of those was an Air Marshall who wasn't thinking when he put his bag in the overhead bin. How many times have I observed someone open carrying? Again, I can count that on one hand. My point is that guns are not nearly as visible and prevalent in the US as many think. More importantly, I'll point out that those who carry routinely--especially those who take the time to get permitted and train--are among the most law-abiding citizens in the US. We are there to protect, not to attack.
So, because you feel secure knowing that millions of Americans are running around with concealed weapons, everyone else should feel safe, too? I live in Ohio, where a license and training aren’t even required. I’m also a retired military officer who handled weapons routinely for 20 years, and I absolutely shudder to think about all these untrained civilians and their guns. The gun culture in the US is absolutely stupid. There’s a reason why even military personnel can’t keep their privately-owned firearms in their quarters on most military bases - it’s because people with guns are dangerous.
Open carry is quite prevalent where I live. It is disconcerting at least and often quite frightening. I cannot get used to it. It DOES NOT make me feel safe.
You generalize too much. The U.S. is huge compared to Scotland. Tap water quality is based on what type of soil and rock you have filtering it. I lived in Lawton, Oklahoma for a while and agree the water there wasn’t great but is was clean and very drinkable. Where I live in the Midwest is very safe and many don’t bother locking their doors. I’ve never felt unsafe even in cities like Des Moines, Omaha, Lincoln, etc. Don’t exaggerate to make your point because you lose credibility.
Safety follows a curve. In the late 70s there were a lot of muggers, especially in places like NYC. That was when the young male baby boomers came of age. But one of the things that frightens us oldsters is that up until then most gang fights were chains, knives and bats. If your house is a block away from the main street the chain is not going to come through your wall and the turf war remains where it is. High powered bullets travel.
I've travelled, on roads, though some of the bad neighborhoods south of Boston. Mostly not on purpose. Until you get to the seediest of areas, they look fine. A lot of it is knowing where you are and your perception of safety.
When you kids school starts training everyone to shelter in place the world is scarier. I don't think I ever heard of shelter in place until the mid-2000s.
@@kitefan1kids don't experience "shelter in place" in the UK. There hasn't been a school shooting there in almost 30 years.
I'm an American who has been living in the UK for 21 years. The first biggest shock was the NHS and having access to good healthcare. I pray the British fight hard to keep it.
Good health care in the uk 😂😂😂😂
@@Carrie-h2b or you can pay $300k to give birth in the USA?
NHS saved my life twice, watcha laughing at???
Yes, we are incredibly lucky to have the NHS free health care, which generally is good. Although in the past 10 to 15 years, it has become difficult with long queues for consultations and operations. The last 5 years it has become almost impossible, where I live anyway, to get an appointment to see your doctor. I know covid had a lot to do with that but it has just stayed the same. Hopefully with the new government that will improve.
@@Carrie-h2b You haven’t a clue Carrie. The NHS is fantastic. Ask any non-Brit.
I live in Argentina and the garbage is collected 6 days a week. Once a week what is left for recycling: glass, psper plastics.
"Basura, afuera!!" Pres. Milei.
I remember living in Baumholder, Germany as an Army Brat, we had a milk/cheese man & an egg lady, a produce man, a bread man(forever enshrined in my family as the "ding-a-ling baker man", he also sold candy), a diaper man, and garbage men who also picked up: (3 x yr) yard waste, (1 x yr) Christmas trees, (1 x yr) automotive waste (tires, batteries, parts, oil , etc.) and most importantly, a beer man!!! I remember that Santa Claus came on a fire truck with candy, through all the snow to the whole Housing Complex!! Every street!! He had an MP escort with long guns and everything!!
It was all very, very thrilling to my 8/9 year old self!!
I live in Massachusetts. My tap water is perfectly drinkable and tastes fine. I’m pleased to say that in my state people don’t walk around with exposed guns, assault rifles are banned and I feel safe-ish. I do love a little visit to England and Scotland though.
Go to Roxbury and walk around alone at night. You'll wish you were armed
LOL... you lost me "assault rifles are banned". Pretty much what I would expect from MA.
Beverly Mass, you can taste the chlorine in the water supply through the coffee... So, it's bad in my opinion.
Flouride? Are armed robberies also banned?
I’m not sure where you have lived previously in the USA, but I’ve lived in various states on the east coast USA from New England to Florida & have never ever encountered tap water as you have described. Sure, some places have tap water that has too much chlorine or something so therefore smells and tastes funny; but brown and smells like mold? Not in my experience.
Im a Brit (Scot) living in Austria. Your right about rubbish.... Here in Austria they have a saying.... " When you loose respect for your country you have lost respect for yourself "......
*lose *you’re (right)
@@allwrighty100 🙄
superb and apt saying.
Agreed. Did you make the move after retirement or employed there? As a US citizen, I was told I could only work there if I married an Austrian lady for residency.
We left Scotland in 1973 when I was 4,now 50 years later my wife and I are selling everything in Canada and moving to Scotland in April of 2025❤man I hope I can find work 😮
Good luck to you 🙂👍🏴
@@Colin32269 wow is it common to marry at 4 in Scotland?
Welcome home when you return!
@@Alley00Cat 😂
@@Colin32269 - if you have experience in the area of hospitality I’d think you’d be fine, since brexit all the bar and restaurant staff have gone home and cafes etc are struggling for workers. In the Highlands a husband and wife team who could clean houses wouldn’t be short of work that’s for sure.
As a US citizen living in Australia for 3 years and then moving back we were really shocked at how unsafe we felt, how metallic the food tasted, and the cost of health care. Over night gallbladder surgery (me) $5,000 Australia, Outpatient shoulder surgery (3 month later husband) $25,000 USA
We lived in MN when we moved south to KY then FL we were surprised by all the trash.
Knife crime is out of control in various parts of the UK, including Scotland. I lived in Edinburgh from September 1986 to the end of June 1987 during my university days. There was violence. I never experienced any. But I did have an American friend who was severely beaten and hospitalized for his injuries over a verbal dispute at a chip shop. I also had a friend attending University of Glasgow. She was terrified of leaving her flat because of the stabbings and muggings constantly occurring in her neighborhood. Anyone who thinks violence is rare in Scotland is not living in the big city.
Things have moved on in the forty years since you lived here 😂
@@carlynnmcnally5681 how is this funny?
@@BillMorse-jr2ou Absurdity always makes me laugh. There is zero relevance between the videographer's CURRENT lived experience and someone who lived in Edinburgh (for a year) almost FORTY YEARS ago. Particularly so when the videographer's comparison was between WoS and America, not 2024 and 1986!
The sea freezes in parts of North America on the same latitude as Glasgow - it is that far north but the Gulf Stream stops it having Arctic weather.
I spent several days in Scotland back in 1987 and I loved it! It's a beautiful country full of really nice, friendly people and the Belhaven Ale was the best!
I worked in Helensburgh for several years. The seagulls and crows were largely responsible for most of the rubbish being liberated from the numerous bins before it could be collected. The wind then took it further afield!
Super safe ! apart from the atomic bombs.
Usually applies when bins are full and bags left beside them.
The West Midlands is much worse. I used to work in Bilston, the one near Wolverhampton, not the one near Edinburgh. I went for a walk in a park once and as I walked by an over-full bin there was a disturbance, the bottom of the bin dropped on the ground, and the fattest rat I have seen in my life poked his nose out of the pile of rubbish and nonchalantly waddled off. The bottom of the bin was so rusty it just gave way under the weight of all the rubbish and the rat.
@@henrytwigger2245 no one is safe from those
Lol. No. It was greedy and dishonest councils. Not the seagulls. That claim you have just attempted is absolutely absurd.
Your mechanic is quoting a price without tax because if you pay him cash the tax requirement will mysteriously vanish...
Same in the US...including veterinarians. never go to a corporate vet.
@@AlistairNY what's your point LOL
I’ve been to Scotland 3 times. I thought it was the cleanest place I’ve ever been. However, we did not go to Glasgow.
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Glasgow is a very well kept city. Please do not imply that it is not. Glasgow is a very friendly, attractive-and generally clean City. I love going there, although I am on the East coast.
Nothing wrong with Glasgow. I think the creator is a bit anal about rubbish.....
Im originally from florida i married a scot. We lived in America and had 4 children we then mad the move to his hometown in the Highlands we have since moved to North ayrshire.
guid luck wi that
Lucky lady!
It must be an amazing change for you and the family. There is nothing quite like the Scottish Highlands and islands and I never get tired of visiting. There is always a place you've never been to. The Calmac ferries mainly leave from Oban and will take you to islands with funny names like Rum, Eigg and Muck. All the best and a warm welcome.
The language spoken in Scotland is mostly Scottish English or Scots or more often a mix of the two, Scots alsohas its own dialects.. Scottish Gaelic is also spoken but not as frequently. These are all the official languages of Scotland.
Not sure where you lived in the US but almost all rural homes have drilled wells with excellent water, can't comment on city water. Also, I visited Scotland two years ago and can't wait to visit this beautiful country again. I did notice a lot of trash on the ground at rest areas and scenic stops and I attributed that to very few or no trash receptacles available. That was an eyesore I must admit.
Thank God for Lady Bird Johnson and her getting Lyndon to push for anti littering across country.
Generally caused by visitors not following the country code and either taking their rubbish home after picnics, or disposing of it responsibly elsewhere. Scottish people are very "houseproud" about their country. The problem with having bins by the roadside in very rural areas is the crows, seagulls, squirrels and other wildlife who will root through a bin for scraps.
I live in Michigan and the water isn’t bad. Tap water is drinkable but the older I get the more it’s tasting like swimming pool water. I think extremely bad tap water is more of a western USA thing and some states have very good water such as New York. The bad water in Flint Michigan wasn’t caused by Michigan water but by bad pipes that released lead . Still enjoying your informative videos.
agreed. our tap water here in NYS is perfectly fine because we’re such a porous state. (I still don’t drink it though haha)
Our city water in Battle Creek is pretty good. I work for the City and know the managers, and they are pretty obsessed about water treatment and safety. My home, however, is outside the City limits, and we have a well, which is awful, such hard water. I refill my gallon jugs at the grocery store for our drinking/cooking water.
your water taste like swimming pool water ? All tap water in the uk taste better than bottled water. We dont even allow companies to sell filtered tap water in stores like disani in usa, because thats hilarious and a scam.
I'm from Oregon, lived all over and your comment on the west having bad water is ridiculous. Obviously, you've never been here.
For decades in Michigan, across the state, mining was a major industry. The state has huge underground sulfate/sulfur tables that mix with the water tables. Almost anywhere I've been in Michigan the tap water has a residue sulfate/sulfur taste and smell. No, it's not the pipes!
It didn’t used to be so bad with bins. We paid our taxes and everyone had a bin lift at the very least one a week, sometimes even twice. Over time the councils have been paying themselves huge pay rises and our taxes are used to pay their fat pensions too. While all the time they have reduced the services to the whole population and at the same time reduced jobs and still keep increasing taxes.
Since I have kids, the council provided me an extra (tiny) bin for nappies that was collected every fortnight and made it slightly better. I just got a letter today saying they were getting rid of that collection and will just collect it with the normal waste bin, every 3 weeks. 🤦♂️
You need to do a bit research into spending with your local council, you’re just talking rubbish here. Try asking a councillor what they are actually doing with their expenditure.
@ are you joking ? When was the last surgery councillors did in your area. That is what they are meant to do. Also when did you last have to phone them for something - they are never there. A public service and the offices are closed a huge deal of the time. Not speaking for every single one of them - there must be a few who are responsible workers, and so they should be when they are paid way more than the average person - not to mention the generous pensions and the pay-offs when they leave their posts even when the walk into a job in another department. Consultancy costs are a nonsense - would love to see what the consultancy costs in total are, and what they are consulting for. Are any of them actual business people? What are their working backgrounds? You only need to look at snp to see what they are spending their budgets on - and who is getting paid and what they are actually doing. And the nonsense about double jobs - are they not working full time in their own jobs ?? Who has the time in a full time post to squeeze in another well paid job? All on the tax payers bill of course.
@ - try actually engaging with a political,party or with councillors- your cynicism adds up to nothing but moaning. I always go,to my community council meeting and two councillors come every time. As far as I am aware these are not paid jobs - they are paid allowances . And they have to put up with people just like you moaning and complaining who never take responsibility just moan without taking the time to find out facts.
@ oh wouldn’t it be great if we all took it on the chin without complaint. And how do you know I don’t engage with political parties? Councillors don’t turn up for surgeries - I’ve been there many times - been left with people who turn up to see them. And they do get paid for surgeries - they just take the time off their day hours. Believe it or not I had no cynicism until working in the communities that councillors are supposed to serve. Perhaps naive but I expected them to do their job properly. Being fair there was one who was big enough to actually stand against some of the things that went on within the council, who also took up the cudgels for people in the community who had complaints. After that it was a huge eye opener to the whole ethos - and to the difference between the working people who actually work within communities and the representatives who are meant to underpin the value of that work. My cynicism has been geared by observation and communications.
I'm an American and was shocked in 1995 when visiting Greece and saw mountains of garbage on the roadsides everywhere. In my state there are volunteer groups that pick up roadside garbage every spring. There are places along railroad corridors on the East coast, though, that still have tons of garbage, it's disgusting.
I live in Oregon, and we have pretty good tap water, provided the building is new enough to not have lead pipes. For other items, yeah, the trash would be a surprise...
I live in NJ and have well water and it’s clean sweet water, it’s tested regularly. My house is also hooked up to city water which is also safe good tasting water.
Do they use flouride?
Tap water in California is good to excellent and all above guidelines. Same in most locations. This water statement is not true for 99% of the US. Go to undeveloped countries and drink their water, and then assess water in the US.
Also many places in the US require payment for shopping bags including paper bags at grocery stores.
Electric cars mean no petrol issues.
I remember milk delivery as a child. Those were great days getting fresh milk in a bottle. Bottled milk is still available at specialty food stores. But not delivery.
All That said, I love Scotland and did not see rubbish during our summer holiday there. I saw beauty and kindness everywhere. Love Scotland.
I'm from Wigtownshire, Scotland, the tap water is amazing, always cold and fresh to drink. I thought this was normal until I moved to London. It's safe and drinkable but not the same. Rubbish in London is collected every two weeks and bins are usually overflowing, especially from shops.
My rubbish in London is collected once per week.
Water: in the west of Scotland, the water is very soft because of the underlying rocks. In London, it is hard because of the chalk. Tap water in Britain is safe to drink if it is from the main water supply.
Remember, when suffering abominations like rubbish being collected only once every three (!) weeks, that it is probably the fault of the Special Needs Party (SNP).
well a visitor from London thought we had champagne running through our taps, it foams very quickly with a little shampoo, but the softness may not be ideal for the heart, but is a good mixer for whisky, but only a wee drop, Oh and it may be an age thing but someone saying "alright" makes me wary, welcome !
@@marieparker3822 And that is absolute nonsense. The local bins changed from once a fortnight to weekly-thanks to the SNP- The Scottish National Party. Truth is always welcome.
I enjoyed your video. I was born in london and lived in England until coming to America. My mums side is scottish. So Scotland home as well scottish people more talkative than English. I notice americans dont say thank you very much and more loud and pushy. I do prefer the food and tea in uk i do know on a sunny day everyone is out to get every minute of sunshine. I relate to the older people more but the young are all abour the same. Have you tried those scotch pies and home made soups ?
Thank you
What in the world with that comment about most of the US not having safe drinkable tap water. That is absolutely unequivocally not true. Everywhere in the US except for Flint Michigan has safe drinkable tap water. Does the water taste good everywhere? Not necessarily but it's still safe and it's still drinkable. Some municipalities have treatment plants that make the flavor not so great but that is not necessarily ubiquitous. I've lived all over the US and had excellent tap water in most places except for Los Angeles where the taste made it such that I didn't want to drink it. However it was still safe
I commiserate. Some of the politically biased nonsense being put forward as truth in these comments is very transparent in its intent. Scotland, as many have said, is clean, friendly, beautiful and the cities are also fine and architecturally valued.
And the flouride?
In the small town where I live in the South of France rubbish is collected 2 times a week so one would think the place is immaculate but it' s not the case at all one can find a lot of cigarette butts cans bottles food wrappers discarded here and there a lot of people simply don't care and I suspect that for some discarding their trash around is their secret pleasure they get a kick out of it.
I dont know where you lived but my tap water is good..its tested regularly. Im in Illinois.
I'm a Minnesotan who lived in England for 35 years, mostly in suburban London but also in Cambridgeshire, Berkshire and Rutland. I was married to an Englishwoman so I had a total immersion experience. The biggest culture shock to me was the driving, especially in and around London. The code for politeness was a shock, too, as was the size of houses there (smallest avg in Europe). We had bad experiences with the health service there, and after its waiting times killed my wife I moved back to the States for medical reasons. I live in suburban Tulsa now. I hate the heat, the food and the constant driving here but I'm alive. I'm sure I wouldn't be if I'd stayed there.
Where in the USA did you experience bad tapwater? I have lived in St. Louis and Los Angeles, where tapwater is not a problem. All other places where I have traveled seem to have good tapwater also. Yes, I have heard about Flint, Michigan but that was due to mismanagement of the water system.
3 weeks rubbish collection is not normal for the UK. Where I live (Greater London) it's weekly for rubbish and recycling and is the same for everyone I know living in different councils. I have heard it's every fortnight in some areas where the council's had to make savings, but I've never heard of only every 3 weeks - that's unacceptable. To say that is typical of the UK is untrue.
Diesel and petrol pump nozzles are a different size in the UK to stop mis-fueling happening.
Agreed the Diesel nozzle is bigger, so can't fit a petrol car.
It is unlikely as a US tourist to be using a diesel car.
Diesel pumps tend to feel less clean, and have a packet of plastic gloves next to them (often).
That's not stopped me putting petrol in a diesel car twice.
The nozzles are different sizes in the US and clearly labeled. Worked at a fueling station for a while. People here mostly do self-service. It's amazing the number of people who can't figure out that they are different and don't mix. Some cars are labeled inside the gas door/flap thing. I seem to remember the manager calling a tow truck for a driver who had filled their car with the wrong thing.
The tap water where I live in Oregon is considered the best west of the Rockies. We have a new state of the art water filtration plant. It’s incredible. Tastes better than bottled water in plastic bottles.
We have to pay 5 cents/bag in Oregon.
We have no sales tax. London’s is around 22 % now. Terrible.
I am a regular visitor to Scotland and the quality of the tap water is usually much better than anywhere in England, particularly urban areas. I think a lot of it is to do with how far the water comes from the reservoir to the tap. Many reservoirs are in hilly northern or western areas. When I go back to the Midlands Leicester water mostly comes from large reservoirs in the Peak District, sixty miles further north. The water is palatable but not pleasant to drink. London water is even worse, and I don't know where it comes from. I live in a small town in the West Country and the source of the water is very local, and while hard, it is very good.
the water in glasgow comes from loch katrine in the trossachs near callander its probably close to 40 miles
@@andrewmcewan8081 And is amongst the purest, softest water!
You're quite correct, wheely bin collection is awful all over the UK, garbage one week, recycled stuff the following week (Aberdeenshire). The wind is the wind and it is a royal pain. Remember, the entire UK would be in Hudson Bay if you were to slide us over. In my area and farther north have gorgeous light nights in summer. Sorry about the wind/rubbish. :)
No lids on the bins? Nothing in bags as well? Terrible.
@@scrambler69-xk3kv We have lids on all bins and the rubbish is bagged. We have four separate bins for various refuse -black - paper and cardboard, blue - household, green - plastics, and brown - vegetable matter, potato peelings, garden clippings and weeds. The wind never causes any bother, and we are on the coast.
I recycle everything I can, but even I could not go three weeks without trash collection. California has safe drinking water and they also charge for bags.
Even the best tap water in the US still has fluoride and local contaminants. Where I am now, that is arsenic, when I was in Texas, it was nitrites.
so… it’s not the best tap water
I actually was kinda shocked by the ease of finding public rubbish bins. They are remarkably uncommon in the US and when I found them, they usually were perpetually overfull.
The home purchasing process here is one of the most shocking things I encountered. The market for buying property in the US is terrible pretty much everywhere, but the process is super smooth and pleasant by comparison to here.
Related to that, it is really hard to get any business to give tentative or estimate answers to things. In the US, it is really easy to get people to give you an estimate of when something will be ready, or provide an update on the status of things, even if the update is just "no new information". Here, getting someone to even respond to you when they don't actually have new information is extremely difficult. I am only just starting to understand the cultural patterns that lead to this symptom, but I don't understand well enough to articulate why it happens.
We had rubbish bins. Then they went away because of the cost to empty them and because if you have a metal container someone might leave a bomb in it. The metal container makes shrapnel much worse than just the bomb.
My rubbish is collected weekly, with paper cardboard, tins, bottles and plastic alternating with the non recyclable which in our case is mostly only the paper towels my OH loves to use. The food debris is collected every week. In the past we had to animal proof our waste and foxes, badgers and cats would raid them for any bits they could eat. But often it would be spread over the road. Now, not so much as the food is separate and the bins have a locking handle the animals haven't worked out yet.
Where?
@@davef.2329 Gloucestershire
No, tap water in the US is mostly good. When I was a kid there were places where iron made tap water taste bad, but that is completely different from being unsafe and contaminated with lead. We do have federal standards for drinking water, I think. We have recently started to treat our town well water because of e-coli they couldn't stop from contaminating my part of the system.
There were a lot of diesel cars back when, the 90s maybe?, when diesel was about half the price of gasoline.
I disagree. The amount of rubbish (trash) I see in America when having to go there for work is disgusting in comparison to Scotland. Even London seems far tidier in comparison to Boston, NY & LA.
Well, maybe try visiting the 90% of the country that isn't that those places.
@rappmasterdugg6825 Is 90% a definitive figure or one to add some weight to your point?
Well you sure picked 3 most densely populated cities to compare to low population Scotland. Yep, they have weather, large # of homeless & inefficient sanitation services. We all think NY is crazy. And yet, all suburbs less than 10 miles away have superb weekly garbage pickup. Food businesses usually pay for more frequent dumpster service or face loss of customers & more health inspections. Unless there is less food packaging in Scotland I think 3 weeks between garbage pickup is not sanitary even with modern covered plastic bins. Hopefully its keeping council taxes low.
@gladtobefreeagain7375 Have you watched this video if you are talking about generalisations?
@@gladtobefreeagain7375 It is not three weeks between pickup times. Each bin has its own pickup - plastic, paper and garden waste are hardly smelling or noxious in any way. The more frequent collections are for household waste.
We have never paid tax on food in grocery stores here. Yes everything else is taxed that's true but it's just a state tax and no city taxes. Don't know where you lived in the United States but it's different then here in Kentucky.
Yes, not all states charge taxes on food. I believe Oklahoma finally did away with that as well last year!
The random trash I see while cycling around the countryside is really sad, and any Lay-bys? Absolutely disgusting. The upside of the bin pickup being spaced out is at least the local waste disposal facilities are open reasonable hours and all weekend....Where I came from in the US, the "transfer station" was open the oddest hours, and only open 1-2 saturdays a month, and often closed on days near or adjacent to holidays, even if said holiday fell on a day they were closed anyways.
Here I can schedule a drop-off at like 1pm on a sunday afternoon and I'm in and out in like 10 minutes.
I honestly don't think the tap water in the US is as bad as you're making it out...at least in New England where I was from it was fine. But agree, especially Glasgow tap water was wonderful. And in scotland...part of your local council taxes, so no water bill.
I'm from NC and never had water issues either. I have had a well in 3 of the houses I lived in, but the tap water I drank was fine in town also. The water at the beach tastes a bit funky because of the sulfur content though.
Dude, where in the US are you from? I've lived in Alaska, Hawaii, California, Washington, Minnesota and Nebraska, and have traveled to 40-some states in our RV. I can't think of any time I experienced less than clean, clear water. I personally have a well here in Alaska, and the water tastes amazing, so there's been a few places where I can smell chlorine in city tap water, but that's it.
Flouride?
I live in Ohio and have drunk unfiltered tap water without getting sick, but it does smell of chlorine. So now I filter my water for drinking or cooking.
I watched a you tube post about an American going from his home in the country into town and noticed there was rubbish on the verges the whole way, to the extent I asked the question is that standard for America and got several answers in the affirmative, so its not just Scotland you get rubbish by the roadside
In England the bins are collected once a fortnight. One week the black bins and next week the green recycling bins.
Enjoyed the video. The part about guns was something to love about Scotland and chilling about America. Here in California, I have never seen anyone with a gun that's not a police officer, but I've heard it's different in other states. Relatives live in Northern California get their water straight from Yosemite, Fabulous year round. We live in Los Angeles and our tap water is very good, there may be a few things you want to filter out, so we have a house water filter, but its absolutely drinkable. Except for Flint, I've never heard of water in the US being dark!! But the US is a big country
I think these are generally good tips. I’m not offended by the American bad drinking tap water, although I live in Tennessee and the tap water is pretty good. It does taste slightly mineral but not bad.❤
I just came back from Scotland would love to move there, it was very frustrating to experience how much cheaper the groceries are compared to NY/US. I did not notice the trash. We travelled around the country. Highlands, west and east coast
Thank you! We take great pride in our country. Haste ye back!
I was in Edinburgh during the bin collector strikes, what a mess! Like you said, the wind blew it all over the place. It is no better in Northern England, although the greenery covers it to some degree in the summer. It took me 6 full months to detox from the chronic stress I experienced living in the states. I know exactly how you felt.
During a bin strike? What did you expect? That is hardly the norm, is it?
I love your videos where the heck is that park you were walking in that park looks amazing. Thanks for the info it is very helpful. As for violence I live in a small upstate NY town I was teaching my son that has learning disabilities how to drive he took a bit longer at a stop sign it was a manual transmission car I was showing him on and the person behind us got out of his truck and drew a gun on us for “ taking too long” it was unreal. The violence is everywhere.
It’s dean castle country park in Kilmarnock!
That’s insane someone would pull a gun for something like that! It would be good if the US required L plates for learner drivers like they do here to let others on the road know to give them a little extra space and patience, but obviously that would never excuse someone pulling a gun.
@@peterkonradort thanks for responding I am going to put that on my list of places to go and see with my son. I’m currently working on the immigration logistics right now so I hope to moving by the end of year or with any luck sooner. These videos are great.
Brandishing a gun gets him jail time.
Jail time and then he loses gun license.
I've never heard anyone say Alright ! I live on the East coast, so maybe that's the reason, I guess language evolves. We generally say 'how are you' or 'how are you doing' The reply would be 'Fine thanks'
Funnily enough I live in Yorkshire as we do say 'alright'!
@@IsisBarom I'm in NE Scotland 🙂
What caused you to relocate to there, work, or was it purely elective? On the water there, it likely doesn't contain added fluoride, and/or chlorine. Or does it? Thanks.
When I was in Ireland several years ago I noticed that there is trash everywhere. Especially in the city, like Dublin. People just throw their trash on the street. However, yes, the water is amazing. They are lucky in that they have great water which makes Guinness beer brewed in Ireland even better.
I live in a suburban town. My recycle bin is collected by the town and I haul my garbage to the town Transfer Station. It's open three days a week. Most cities north of me pick up the trash once a week. Dogs are pretty much contained nowadays but if you leave the garbage out for too long the racoons and rats will run the world.
„There‘s trash everywhere!“
There‘s no trash in the video
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Precisely. The only time I see any worth noting is after gale force winds when bins can be blown halfway down the street in really wild weather !
I want to move to Scotland I am 62 but my family is against it. He points out all the reasons i want to. I must say I am in Edinburgh right now my second time here and I have never seen much " rubbish anywhere" Also in the states you can't put a diesel nossle in your gas vehicle.
Same in Scotland, diesel and petrol nozzles are different sizes
I don’t know where you live in USA but I live in a very safe area like lots of places in this country.
Tap water in Seattle or Washington State is great! I lived in Washington D.C. 35 years ago and the tap water was brown and we had to drink bottled water there. You are very wrong about tap water.
I’ve seen much more rubbish here in the Sates than in all my times in Scotland. I’ve driven all over and stayed with family the rest of the time and garbage was never a problem. Prices have always varied here in the States, so I’m not sure what you’re on about there. You’re saying things like it was all over Scotland, it’s not. You’re right about the sunlight. My mum would go to school in the dark and come home in the dark. I’ve been there during the late fall and the lack of sunlight is unreal.
Thank you for this video. I’ve been debating between Canada for convenience since I can drive from the US, or Scotland for. Complete love of the country. Truly reconsidering Scotland.
I have lived all over the USA. Your concerns about tap water are unfounded. I’m certain that I would have noticed something by now. Well water, of course, is variable.
I live in a city in the Southeast USA. The tap water for city water is treated and clean to drink. You have to be pretty remote to be on well water. The other cities that I visit here are also on city water.
The rubbish issue depends on the local government. We have weekly collections
The Water down south is chalky , that's the reason why they have all those lime scale products and their washing machines don't last long
In Cheshire, years ago when we had only one bin the council bin men collected it every week and the bin was full. We now have three bins. 1) green or brown bin for garden, vegetables and greens waste, 2) grey bin for recyclable plastic, metals, paper etc and 3) black bin for other rubbish. The bin men still arrive every week but collect bins 1 and 2 one week and bin 3 the following week.
More or less what we have (Scotland). It works well.
One thing to consider about the UK and Scotland in general. If you are on the west coast the weather will be a LOT more rainier and shitter in general. As for rubbish. In regards to Scotland that really depends on the place and city. It really does.
Colder and windier on the east coast!
Three weeks for nappies sounds horrible, my area they are collected fortnightly, but our council has a lot of help for people wishing to choose other options to "disposable" nappies.
Same here -in Scotland, though never three weeks between collections!
What part of the United States were you living in where you get dark moldy smelling water? Outside of Flint Michigan and a couple couple places in Alabama most of the water systems quite clean and safe.
Are you sure you weren't getting your water from a private well?
What nonsense about tap water in the U.S. Often it's not the water to blame, but the old plumbing.
I have city tap water and I absolutely filter all the water I use for drinking or cooking. The city tap water everywhere I've lived in Ohio smells and tastes like chlorine.
I really enjoyed your video. I live in Australia and my family on both sides come from the UK (my grandparents or great grandparents). I have spent a short amount of time in London and would have loved to spend more time there but have had a business or a number of animals and could not. On the other hand I have had many visits to the US with the last one being in 2002. I did enjoy my visits but would not go again because of the problems with guns and violence. i admire your moving to Scotland. It is one of the places my family loved. My mother and father and youngest brother spent a year travelling in most of the continents way back in 1970. I have travelled to Asia, briefly, the US, France and UK briefly. My husband was a Yorkshireman but we met in Sydney Australia. A wonderful comedian that most older Australians love is Scotsman Billy Connolly who is an older person now but still active in comedy. He is from Glasgow.
I would love to have milk and dairy delivered. Borden delivered to my house until I was about 12 years old. 😢 In my part of Oklahoma, the water is fine and the crime isn't that bad. Trash service runs weekly, while recycling runs every other week. Bulky trash, like mattresses and unusable furniture runs monthly. Littering is frowned upon, but still happens. I'll show you my Karen side if I see you doing it. 😊
I love Scotland and Scottish people. Alba!!!
Where did you live in the US that you had brown, moldy water coming out of your tap?
I don’t drink tap water but it’s because of the Fluoride, it’s crystal clear water though.
What was your reason for moving to Scotland from the USA? I am genuinely curious. My wife and I are considering the same move.
You'll be welcome.
@Yesser-Thistle73 we still might do it. Planning to visit Glasgow and Edinburgh next year.
I unfortunately have to agree with you on the tap water in my area of GREENEVILLE TENNESSEE. I just got a letter saying that the water has an “unknown” substance detected. Living the dream, my friend.
We speak Scots,not saying any thing else till I check out your other videos,
Tap water in USA is safe in majority of places. Please be truthful!🇺🇸🇺🇸