General differences in fashion USA vs UK || Americans in the UK
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- Опубліковано 10 лип 2020
- Danielle explains some of the differences that we've seen between the clothes that people wear in the United States vs. The United Kingdom. The differences may suprise you!
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I live in London and work close to Covent Garden, prime tourist territory. I can spot an American tourist in a crowd at a hundred yards.
And we can spot a British tourist in an instant in Las Vegas.
@@KellyO bet you wouldn't spot me
I mean, I reckon it's subjective. Some people from both cultures dress much more stereotypically or cliché. There could just have easily have been many other American tourists that you haven't spotted.
@@KellyO but can you really
I bet you can spot only typical americans, but not all of them. I can spot Brits and Germans in a resort in Dominican or other Caribbean country.
As a Brit, I remember being told ‘you’re not from here, are you?’ When sitting on a bench in Central Park. We’d not spoken so our accent hadn’t given us away so I asked how did he know? Answer was we were wearing brightish clothes. Nothing outlandish, but bright. Most locals would be wearing darker colours. Was told by an airline stewardess that the reason New Yorkers wear black is they can’t find anything darker.
That’s funny!
Have you seen Anericans like Kanye West, Kardashians, Opra, Helen DeGeneres, Ivanka Trump?...
A big difference I noticed is that many people in the US don't dress up when going to a restaurant for dinner, particularly in the south. Many will go to somewhere quite upmarket and still wear shorts and a t-shirt which would never happen in the UK whatever the weather. I had never heard the term dress shorts until I visited the US.
it so hot and humid in the south you can go out at night be covered in sweat
I worked for over 30 years in the UK hotel industry in a variety of locations around the UK, you can spot Americans from 100 yards, even when they are silent, works in Germany, France, Italy, Netherlands and on and on.
Just curious, what makes us so easy to spot?
Marin Angelov you can generally hear from
Half a mile away ;)
Usually spot because they often wear non branded clothing , usually larger than Europeans and colours don't usually match 🙈, plus, "yes", much louder than Europeans, not a generalisation though, more an observation and I guess most of these Americans are usually mid west, or older as fashion doesn't play apart
Glastonbury I work with a few Spanish people and they’re loud as f@¢k!
@@marinangelov 🤣🤣...normal, just the males are numb nuts, but the women as fun as hell...🤣🤣🤣
I can usually spot an American without any problem. The main difference is baggy clothing. We don't tend to go for that.
Completely agree! Not just baggy but stuff that is obviously terribly fitting. While intentionally oversized clothing can look fab on tall people especially (and that is because it is specifically tailored to fit like that), mostly the baggy clothes just look so sloppy.
This is an interesting topic and I think I disagree with you. In my experience Americans do dress more casually in more circumstances compared to people in the UK.
I think Americans outside of the US are generally easy to spot as well, so there must be subtle differences in the way that they present themselves.
I would agree, there are some differences. I found when travelling with American friends that locals around Europe would "clock" them as tourists more than me (English) because they usually wore shorts and often baseball caps. I'm pretty casual but I usually wore jeans and boots and never a baseball cap!
I recently saw photos of a child's christening in the US. Don't know if this is typical but parents, godparents and guests were all in jeans or shorts, casual shirts and some even in tee shirts. That would never happen in UK/Ireland. People like to dress up for an occasion like that - and are expected to.
Knee high basketball shorts are almost exclusively worn by Americans, I haven’t seen anybody wear them in the UK since living here for 5 years.
I would say shorts, backpacks and American sneakers are giveaways that I’m a tourist from the US.
When I traveled in Spain, ALL the women were in sun dresses and sandals. Somewhat like that in the UK too.
I dress for comfort and practicality 😉
Everyone is the uk is pretty much copy paste
The first time I went to the USA, going to a Walmart was on our to do list! We couldn't believe the range of the products you can buy!
Walmart is certainly an experience...maybe we should do a tour of Walmart sometime!!!
I couldn’t believe people would walk around wearing vests, shorts, and sliders with socks. They look bloody ridiculous.
I can't believe that going to a shop would be on someone's list to do in the USA , you can't bring much back with you
What about all the sights the USA has to offer?
You can go round the shops anytime in Britain
@@jillhobson6128 But not a Walmart!
Jill Hobson first time I went to the US I really wanted to go to Woolworths to see how different it was from the UK it was a world of difference. Woolworths in America is/was like a massive corner shop pile em high sell em cheap. Before the very unfortunate death of woolies in the UK it was all polished wood floors pick and mix and a place to buy cheap CD’s how I miss it
The styles in the US also vary from coast to coast. Here on the West Coast it's normal to wear shorts and a tshirt year round since we have good weather year round
While there are bits of US style I enjoy - some of it is so playful and out-there and fun, I’m in Dallas right now and adore the vintage cowboy boots and some of the street fashion. However when I came to live in the US from England I was taken aback by how much I really didn’t like the general style - and that includes the trendy areas in central Seattle, Dallas and Austin.
Personally a lot of it to me looked very ill fitted and sloppy - intentionally oversized stuff and hoodies can look so cute but usually the stuff I see just looks so cheap and like they don’t fit right - you don’t need to be rich to look expensive either - It’s so easy in the US given the scale of the choice as well as the enormous second hand market to find beautiful clothes at bargain prices comparative to the UK
Another issue is outfits that lack a sense of balance and tacky details - so either people covered in cheesy slogans, college branded clothes or designer logos that are distracting and add nothing visually pleasing to the look aesthetically
Of course having time and money makes it easier to dress well - I’m on a student budget but have a lot of time to spend browsing vintage shops and sales to find bargains, however a lot of rich people dress awfully too IMO.
It’s so surprising to me because there are so many beautiful brands you just can’t get in the UK but on the whole people seem to dress much worse here
Very nice to hear from you now you're back in the US. I hope it all went smoothly and you're more or less re-settled (again). How long will it be for this time? It is very pleasant to hear Americans giving an accurate, informed review of the UK/US differences and similarities.
London depends on Boroughs. I haven’t really heard of “Downtown” it’s normally “in town” or south or north of the river.
A pretty perceptive video from you, as usual, I’d say. Generally people in the UK do tend to dress appropriately for the weather, although perhaps in Newcastle with cold gales scudding in off the North Sea on weekends the clothing worn by young people heading out for a night on the town (pre-COVID-19 obviously 😉), young women specially, is probably a lot less than the climate requires, in the name of fashion & looking good - the alcohol probably helps too.
Newcastle-upon-Tyne is one of the most exciting and friendly cities in the world. I can't wait to go back there.
My favourite blog now your back in US will always be your hubby's walk around the area talking about the weather, he was the first I've ever seen to get it perfectly correct...👍👍♥️
Hi, Danielle, I hope all is well. Very interesting video. You are right anyone coming to the UK definitely should look at more than London. Looking forward to your next video soon.
Thanks stephen - there is so much to see and do in the UK. London is great, but just a start!
I'm British and I think British people definitely dress more casually than in the past, I think it's a shame as people tend to dress for comfort and can look a bit scruffy.
We have a saying that "There is no bad weather but wrong clothing". We are also always prepare for the rain because I live in the Southwest.
Depends where you go, usually in cities fashion is very different , on the whole British fashion is about 2 years a head of the US, however lately and I think this is the music scene now, there's no real inventiveness anymore, however in the smaller towns it's very similar , but as you say very rare to see Brits in baseball caps, there just not something we wear really, also you don't see sweat pants that much
I used to work in Walmart back in the day. I’ve seen a lot of weirdos in there. 😂
It also could be because london has a lot of tourists, tourists tend to dress up more, I wouldn't consider myself a tourist because I live closeish to london but not enough to go regually, still going to london is still for me like "a special day out" and I'd always dress up more.
I'm in the UK and landed a job a few years ago in a 100% casual office. All I wear now is T-Shirts, hoodies, jeans and shorts. I have a few smarter things for going out in the evening, but I gave up on 'fashion' a long time ago.
Our US family send us clothes over to UK and we find the main difference is really good quality for a fraction of UK prices. Especially children’s clothes. Mostly interchangeable fashion wise though.xx
You really can get great clothes and small prices. We were a bit surprised at how expensive clothes were in the UK -- even at charity shops!
I (Matthew) bought a shirt from a thrift store (UK charity shop) two days ago for 9cents!!!
Schaefer Family Adventure Is a cent equivalent to a £1
1 cent is roughly 1 pent. 100 cents on a dollar.
Schaefer Family Adventure I just researched it although it could be wrong but is a cent equivalent to 0.8 pence
I agree that people in London do dress better than the rest of the country. Having lived in Richmond, West London, there is a big difference compared to now I've moved back to Yorkshire.
But London is a big place. There is much variation within London.
Used to live in Waterloo London is such a big tourist trap most of the people seen there don't live there.
It's great to see/hear you I hope the move went well and you are all staying safe from the madness is it weird I'm going to say going back because I would like you all to think of the uk as home too hugs to all
The madness is all around - lots of states (including Ohio where we currently are) have just reinstituted mask regulations.
I hope you are transitioning ok back into the US and wish you and your family every success back home. x x
Thank you, we are transitioning pretty well!
You're right, outside of the city centres and work places, the Brits dress just like the Americans, unfortunately, except for the baseball caps.....but that's coming.....not sure why this is - clothes are really cheap these day, especially in places like Primark, though I think people prefer to spend their money on food and drink.....scruffy is the new "cool".....and don't get me started on the "torn" jeans look....
Fashion is always changing and being influenced by different places, in 50 years people will probably be wearing clothes recycled from plastic or something
I mean torn jeans are hardly a new thing mate. I'm pretty sure they were around in the 90s if not even before that. They've definitely been "in" at LEAST since the 2000s though.
And I mean like the other guy said. Fashion is ALWAYS changing and will keep changing. It's like languages. Change in these areas is innevatible and pointless to fight. Every generation dislikes the things of the next generation. The stuff that our or our parent's generations found good and perfect were looked down upon by their parents, and so on.
Don't have to like something or agree with something, but it won't make it stop. It's an unstoppable and innevitable change. Got to either adapt to it or not care about it. Pointless to be mad about it.
I’m British and lived in both countries. I agree with this video
I heard that in some US cities there is a thing called women’s winter or something like that: women who work in offices with AC have to wear winter clothing in the summer because the AC is set so low.
PS. Downtown London is called “the West End” :)
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Is that USA sockets in a UK home? Or was that back when you were in the states?
Back in the states
I think another reason we stick out is because Americans tend to be friendly with everyone (at least in Texas where I am). We will compliment someone we don't know on the street "I like your scarf". And we smile a lot. That's at least what this lady told me in the UK
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Wow you’re looking good. Hope everything is going ok with the move.
Thank you! All is going pretty well so far!
The 'trousers' thing is very regional. In the North you are as likely to hear them referred to a pants as trousers - in fact 'trousers' generally would be used for smart pants (like with a suit) .
@R T I live in Lancashire and growing up it was common to hear 'pants' instead of trousers. I think it is more of a regional and possibly generational thing.
Pants are what you wear under your trousers.
@@laalratty Your right there it is generational and regional. I'm 55 from Merseyside and I've always called they 'pants'. An the others I call 'undies'
@@leedsman54 Think that an age thing, because I call them undies
Keks or kegs in yorkshire
This is an interesting
I wish people would dress better than they tend to. Far too much slobbiness these days.
It just doesn't help that when people dress a little more fancy they are dubbed as looking for validation or trying to appeal to others and not being themselves.
No Karen. I just simply don't like to wear stained sweatpants and when I dress better I also feel better about myself rather than dressing like a slob.
Hope you enjoyed your te in UK , but I bet you're glad to be back in US , a great experience I'm sure, but all know you are both lovely people, you never really liked it here, god bless you both and enjoy life, at least you tried, and you can never be faulted for that...💕xx
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Yeh I would have to say that Americans do dress more casually than UK. Having said that though there are alot of chavy people in the UK that dress terrible - so it's just a matter of where you are in the UK. All in all though I think the UK are more vain which isn't a good thing.
I don't think there is a lot of difference. It depends where you live and where work. There are different people with different styles and taste where ever you go. But as for fashion style and originality you get the more in the UK & Paris France. But on the whole people don't look that different these days.
It does seem like we are becoming increasingly global - fewer and fewer differences between us and uk.
Biggest difference between Canada and the USA has to be styles tbh.
Biggest thing for US guys:
don't wear sports/ankle socks with shorts (short pants) unless you're actually playing sports.
You shouldn't be teaching US about fashion when y'all covered in piles of clothes 24/7 lol.plus it's like everyone looking just same
The differences are bigger for men. Shorts are shorter and jeans and trousers are more fitted and tighter. Between females not much difference though.
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Right, that's enough now, you've been stateside long enough and it's time you came back "home". Are you coming back to us? Do you want to come back to us? Is it in your future plans (even if it's down a very long pipeline) to give us another try?
HAHA! It has been too long already!
Glad you got home safe.
Thanks!
@@SchaeferFamilyAdventure You never explained why you left so abruptly.
I tend to see Americans wearing sizes that are too big for them.
Hmm, that may be true! Or maybe Brits are wearing clothes that are too small for them?
Just kidding.
I’mSuperSpicy ...........yes, I agree, they seem to avoid fitted clothing
I found that their sizing is also different. One of my siblings have been to new york before the pandemic started and he bought a bunch of clothes to bring back home, brands that were cheaper in America than here and such. She bought the size that should've been the equivalent to what I wear and yet it was a size too big.
Idk why they seem to avoid fitted clothing and only go for big and baggy. Like don't get me wrong, baggy clothing is def not a foreign thing outside of America either, not even close, but like. Even that feels like they're a better fit? Idk how to explain it.
Some teens Here in Philippines they copying American fashion 😂 jeans, sneakers, hoodies, caps
And yet I can spot Americans from a mile😂 No one wears sweats except you guys.
True! And we American women live in yoga pants too 😂
They told you not to bring T-shirts or hoodies? That’s all I wear here 😂
I agree I think the media makes Americans believe that everyone from the UK are fashionable when you look at a recent UA-cam video of how people dress in the UK it’s no different from seeing some of those people dress here in America.
I have noticed that American reveals too much skin while British don't.
You go to small towns in the UK, people will dress like slobs, just like people in the US that live in smaller towns or cities. Bigger cities, you want to look classy, sophisticated, rich. If you're really rich, you can dress however you want, though.
The whole world wear yankees and American stuff
Everyone in London dresses in Black, never used to be the case back the 80's 90's, everyone was vibrant and colorful, but living in London all my life, i can see it on a daily basis, just endless black coats on the streets, it's so depressing to me to see this vision of miserable blandness passing me on the high street.
I have always used colour to express myself, from way back in the 70's when i insisted on a Turquoise jumper for my Christmas snapshot when i was 4, i wish people would look up from their phones and notice what fashion has become, so many colours so many styles, black classic is just that, classically black, but nothing else. are we all attending funerals these days.
You dont have a clue.
I think it’s all stereotypical. I think the fashion in the UK is just the same as the USA. I call my town centre ‘down the town’ 😘