A late British friend of mine, who has lived here around 30 years, engaged in Americans bashing in a joking manner. One of my favorite interactions I witnessed was when a coworker asked him what his plans were for Fourth of July. To which he quickly replied, "I don't generally celebrate wars that we lost." 😂😂

@mordrid7904

2 жыл бұрын

Doesn't sound like bashing.

@TammyMartinBLUE

2 жыл бұрын

I wish I had met him, sounds like he was brilliant and a lot of fun😁

@sean_b_drummer

2 жыл бұрын

@@TammyMartinBLUE Great guy and excellent friend. 👍🏽

@ljhw8076

2 жыл бұрын

Brilliant response😂

@christina113704

2 жыл бұрын

Sounds more like snark

I think the majority of Americans know how they are perceived on the world stage but are not concerned. We have the attitude of: If you don't like how I act or who I am, then I will not concern myself with you. Just like the original poster said, they walked out of the diner. I wouldn't give one cent to someone that doesn't like me.

I still don't understand the Americans are loud thing, I married a Italian man and when we meet up in a restaurant or something, we can hear his family inside talking while we are still outside. Ive been to Brazil, full to the brim loud my Hispanic neighbors are super awesome but I can hear all of their conversations and music, that's with an acre and a half of land between us. I feel like people are overly obsessed with Americans and seem to forget about the 280+ other awesome countries that exist, many of them are loud as well.

@chaost4544

2 жыл бұрын

"Americans are loud" Translation: Europeans think Americans are loud. I find a lot of these complaints are Europeancentric. Per the usual they "speak for the world".

@hah3456

2 жыл бұрын

Most Americans are pretty quiet, especially Southern Americans…..in the Northeast where these Italians etc descendants went I think came that stereo type

@ExUSSailor

2 жыл бұрын

@@chaost4544 Yeah, Europe still has yet to rid themselves of Colonialism & Imperialism.

@monkeyballs512

2 жыл бұрын

I DON’T UNDERSTAND EITHER!!!!!!!!! I AM NEVER LOUD!!!!!

@Low-C-Laura

2 жыл бұрын

I drive Uber, pick up from airports often. Trying to have a conversation with a Brit is almost Impossible because I can’t hear them. I think they feel rude? Not sure but very quiet.

The name aluminum preceded aluminium. As is so often the case Britain gave us a word, then changed it and pulled the rug out from under us, and then decided to make fun of us for using the word they coined to begin with.

@blakefrancisboggs7526

2 жыл бұрын

Lol right!?

@blakefrancisboggs7526

2 жыл бұрын

Same thing with the hard r pronunciation.

@lisamarcel1

2 жыл бұрын

Just like with the word “soccer “

@renaissanceman7145

2 жыл бұрын

You could say the same about the Imperial system of measurements.

@pjschmid2251

2 жыл бұрын

@@renaissanceman7145 but actually the US doesn’t use imperial measurements. We use US standard measurements they are different than imperial measurements. An imperial or UK gallon is not the same as a US gallon. The good news about that is when you get a pint in a pub in the UK it’s more like 20 US ounces.

Living in Canada cured me of ever wanting to travel outside of the states. I don’t enjoy interactions with rude people, I find the rudeness unacceptable. So I travel happily in the states…it’s big enough for me. And I extend hospitality whenever I find the opportunity. Kindness and a generous spirit are always appropriate.

@banditlegal7452

2 жыл бұрын

Canada is already big, bigger than the U.S., when you pack these 2 territories together you enough space to roam.

@markmurphy558

2 жыл бұрын

You are saying that Canadians are rude? You must be quite the difficult person to deal with if Canadians are rude to you.

@monkeyballs512

2 жыл бұрын

@@markmurphy558 seriously! Canadians are the most ridiculously polite people on the planet.

@markmurphy558

2 жыл бұрын

@@monkeyballs512 I agree. Back in the sixties my Canadian drug dealer was nicer than my Kindergarten teacher.

@cajuncraftysue

2 жыл бұрын

Well said!!!❤️

Hating someone for sport says so much more about the person doing the hating than it says about who they hate.

@booklover_78

2 жыл бұрын

Many of us have been trying to get that point across for decades, within our own country, yet here we are.

Usually when it comes to people negative stereotyping certain countries, it’s because of ignorance towards that country’s culture

@kabirconsiders

2 жыл бұрын

Agreed. Ignorance or envy.

@honorsilverthorne7227

2 жыл бұрын

Fact.

@Kim-427

2 жыл бұрын

But,That’s what Europeans think that we lack. CULTURE! Lol And that’s not true.

It's interesting that so many British people have negative feelings about Americans because I don't feel like it goes the other way. I think most Americans have pretty positive feelings about British people and even when we make fun of British people and British culture it's almost always in a good natured way. I rarely hear anyone here express actual negative opinions about British people. Also, I find it weird that not pronouncing the H in herb comes up so often as criticism (real or joking) from British people in regards to Americans when, as non-rhotic English speakers, Brits often don't pronounce their Rs.

@SuperDrLisa

2 жыл бұрын

Hey if you live in New England rs are not pronounced either

@babs3241

2 жыл бұрын

I agree with that. We largely think of ourselves as a relatively English country, actually. Sure, we had a rough bit of adolescent rebellion and we think of ourselves as tougher and rougher, but anyone who throws shade at Mom is still going to get a punch in the nose!

@andrewjohnson9284

2 жыл бұрын

Well we did kind of fight them in a war back in the day.

@kabirconsiders

2 жыл бұрын

I think the animosity from UK to US is hugely exaggerated. My friends and family think the US is a cool place to visit

@xyzcomp08

2 жыл бұрын

@@kabirconsiders but wouldn't want to live here 🤣🤣

Aluminum was the original name. It was named after the metal Alumina and It was originally named Aluminum but shortly after that it was changed by scientists to Aluminium to match other names of elements such as Potassium and Sodium. Aluminum stuck in some countries, such as the U.S., while other countries started using Aluminium.

@steventambon2588

2 жыл бұрын

perfectly explained

@jacket5456

2 жыл бұрын

So the UK over-complicated something, and Americans are asked "Why did you simplify that?" Straight up bizarre.

@angeleyesgreen1586

2 жыл бұрын

Fun fact: both terms came from Britain.

@davidmoore2868

2 жыл бұрын

Also Aluminum (Al-loom-eh- num) is the correct way to pronounce it. 🇺🇲😜

@andrewthezeppo

2 жыл бұрын

@@davidmoore2868 No they are both pronounced differently because they are pronounced the way they are spelled. If you spell it aluminum the ending rhymes with gum or thumb if you spell it aluminium the ending sounds like sodium

It's always cool to hate the quarterback in high school if you're the dork

@kabirconsiders

2 жыл бұрын

touche 😂😂

@radbunnie2297

2 жыл бұрын

🤣🤣🤣

@christinerenee

2 жыл бұрын

UGH I think this is what hes talking about. Not all of us think this way.

@tpw84101

2 жыл бұрын

It's always cool to hate the straight A students when you're the dumb jock.

@dianestephenson8528

2 жыл бұрын

@@tpw84101 not cool at all. Go make friends. Discover your own gifts or talents and shine.

I am married to a Canadian I lived in Canada for a year before we moved back to my home in the States… I had many of his family and friends ask me questions of why this or why do that… I honestly had no idea where more than half their comments/questions came from.. so many things they honestly stereotype as I’m sure we do other countries.. to be honest some of their assumptions were very offensive to me especially when they felt flying our flag as much as we do is ridiculous, as for me I can say we are very proud of our country and so very thankful of the men and women who keep us safe everyday. Sometimes feel many other countries bash us but as soon as they need military help who do they look for… exactly! But then bash us for trying to help… it’s never ending the way we see it. Every country has different areas of unfriendly and more friendlier.. and let’s remember a lot of these people actually come from other countries. 🙂

@deppnut1

2 жыл бұрын

I'm a Canadian, the stereotypes I get from Americans is ridiculous so I get where you are coming from. We are neighbors, you would think we would know better.

There are stories that come out of WW II when the US was building up troops and air forces in Britain. As I understand the criticism brought against the US troops was that we were higher paid than the English troops. The girls liked this fact that the Americans would spend their money on them where as the British troops were more cash constrained. They couldn't get dates. Americans came from basically a classless society and were outspoken and talked with anyone and were more "free". The local men began to resent the Americans and began saying that they didn't like Americans because they were..."...over paid, over sexed and over here!"

@yvonneburns178

2 жыл бұрын

yes, my Dad is a WWII veteran and he voiced this point of view.

@dianestephenson8528

2 жыл бұрын

OK, so if they wanted the Americans to leave, what was their best other plan? Go stand on Omaha Beach and tell the Americans to go home, the Brits have a better idea.

@raej1307

2 жыл бұрын

@@dianestephenson8528 Excellent point. I've actually read about this very thing. There was a wave of real anger against American troops at the time.

@kenwaid8239

2 жыл бұрын

Chuck Yeager the man who broke the speed of sound did not put up with that kind of treatment at all when he was over in England flying against the Germans daily and knocked more than a few heads together and said flat out they couldn’t pay him to go back which is a damn shame

@godzpeedx7ii75

Жыл бұрын

The criticism is terrible

I definitely grew up believing the stereotypes about 'Americans are stupid', 'Americans are loud' etc - until I actually got to know some Americans and felt ashamed of myself for being so blindly prejudiced for so long. I think the big thing when it comes to building up the image is the news stories that get over here; we hear about the most extreme examples of stupidity and ignorance on a constant feed, but we'd hate it if everyone judged Brits on our extremes. And then there's our ignorance about the complexity of issues like healthcare/gun control in the US - we tend to glance at it and say 'stupid Americans, why can't they figure out a better system like we have' instead of actually trying to understand the big picture of history, politics and diversity of views around these topics in the US, or recognising some of the potential (and actual) weaknesses in our own systems and laws. Really what it comes down to is a high level of surface-level exposure to negative stereotypes, combined with a low exposure (for most Brits) to real relationships with actual American people. It's about time we started to recognise our own ignorance here, especially given that middle-class well-educated Brits (ironically) tend to pride ourselves on being highly receptive of and willing to learn from/about people from other parts of the world - except the US. I do think that for younger Brits this is changing, largely because of exposure to American KZreadrs, podcasters, bloggers, streamers etc (and their online communities) that actually come across as real, reasonable humans (as opposed to Hollywood celebs and political loudmouths).

@crucialtaunt5717

2 жыл бұрын

Wow. It's shocking to me that you grew up thinking so negatively about us. It really blows me away.

@annaarmstrong4723

2 жыл бұрын

@@crucialtaunt5717 I know, it's really odd, sorry to shock you - we don't really look down on people from anywhere else in the world consistently, but for whatever reason Americans are sort of seen as fair game (perhaps in part because the US was THE major global superpower for so long? It's probably a sort of collective post-British-empire jealousy). Like, we do gently mock people from other places - especially the French! - but in a much more affectionate way, at least in my experience.

@dianestephenson8528

2 жыл бұрын

I was an adult with children of my own living a few years in Canada when I discovered the rest of the world doesn’t love Americans the way we are raised to love the rest of the world. If someone had given me a full forced slap to the face I couldn’t have been more shocked. The animosity we faced and particularly my children in school was incredible. How much of my taxes goes yearly to support other countries? My dearest family members lost their lives to support others in foreign lands. And yet, Canadians aren’t concerned their country should fear outside invaders because they know Americans would protect them. There are other stark realities that hit me, but it’s best not to dwell on them. I don’t want to engage that kind of negativity. It’s defeating. Think the best, and be your best.

@mikedacoolnerd788

2 жыл бұрын

@@annaarmstrong4723 I love your comment. Open mindedness is something we all can improve on . I especially love your take on our differing political opinions. It shows how much of a reasonable individual you are.

@ketami2

2 жыл бұрын

This is it exactly! As an American i noticed a long time ago that we are so large and diverse that it's easy for people to misunderstand each other. And negative is what always sells. People get tired of all the feel good, look how these people helped each other stories. The only thing people remember are the negatives. While i think we all spend a little to much time on the internet I'm so grateful for it as it allows us to actually speak to each other and learn.

8:38 If he had said that it would be really ironic considering that Winston Churchill‘s mother was American. 😂

When I lived over there a number of years ago I kept getting hit with questions that always started with "Why do Americans....." (Almost always in a condescending tone) Had to remind them that I don't speak for 320 million people.

There is always one common denominator for prejudice. Putting another person down makes you feel better about your own shortcomings.

Its incredibly bigoted to bash any country’s entire population! We are the melting pot of nationalities and very diverse, it’s very very rude. I think many are just jealous.

@catheelopez7179

Жыл бұрын

Get a sense of humor

@reindeer7752

Жыл бұрын

If it's actually meant as humor, ok. When it isn't, that's another matter.

@valenciaga1608

Жыл бұрын

@@catheelopez7179 why don’t I mock we’re your from see how you take it fcking dumbass

I find it sad that I have come across polls that are titled "100 things Europeans hate about American Tourists". Where things like, we are strange because we wear sneakers more often than others or We ask how servers and waiters are doing. As if being polite is a crime. Smiling and saying hello to strangers. Being in awe of history when travelling abroad. WHY is that stuff so bothersome?! Or better I ask why do Europeans have such a stick up their behinds to think that way?, but then it would be the same concept. I would read these articles and it would really make me question whether I wanted to travel. However like you said, its not appropriate to paint all with one brush stroke. Love your videos keep em coming!

@catherinelw9365

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah, you should see what they say if you travel in Europe. I was in the UK for a month, and stayed at a few hostels that had guest books. The things they wrote about Americans in those guest books were pretty vicious. I think they are a very unhappy people, who hate seeing other people who are happy.

@shaftshaft

2 жыл бұрын

In fairness if you are in another culture and that culture thinks asking how waiters is doing is rude don't ask waiters how they are doing. We do have a tendency to expect others to react to us the way we want when visiting them which would be off putting.

@chaost4544

2 жыл бұрын

@@shaftshaft things like that make me never want to visit Europe because it doesn't make logical sense; regardless of cultural norms. That tells me more about the attitude of Europe; people I would never want to be around in my normal life because they're downers.

@stratejic1020

2 жыл бұрын

Here's what I have to say about any of this is just Why do we care? Why do we care what other people from other countries and other parts of the world think about us? Just do you and if you're working do your job, don't worry about what other people around the world think about you just do your best at what you do. If you wear shoes more than somebody else and they don't like that too bad,. If they don't like the clothes that you wear who cares?, If they don't like that you put ice in your coffee fuck them. All that really matters in the end is that you like it so own it.

@danilara9611

2 жыл бұрын

@@stratejic1020 technically, I get your point. I dont think any of us Americans are loosing sleep. I was just the topic of discussion.

Dude....you need to do a "Only in Florida" reaction! If that story suprised you, you ain't seen nothing! 😂😂

@katharrell3737

2 жыл бұрын

@klasyk 153 Kabir reacted to Only in Florida, parts 1 & 2 already. His reactions were great.

@klasyk1532

2 жыл бұрын

@@katharrell3737 ok thanks! Now I gotta go search for them! 👍

@katharrell3737

2 жыл бұрын

@@klasyk1532 Go to his home page. Click on videos, I think they were 5 or 6 months ago. Worth the trip. Kabir's reactions are always worth it!

It was not until 1812 when Sir Humphry Davy was encouraged by his fellow chemists to propose a name change for the metallic element to “aluminium”, pronounced as [ al-yuh-min-ee-uhm ]. So, indeed aluminum, was the first British pronunciation; Sir Humphry made the change to “aluminium” later. The American Chemical Society adopted “aluminum” because of how widely it was used by the public, but the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry officially designated the metal as “aluminium” as recently as 1990.

@callmeneutrino7136

2 жыл бұрын

This is quite interesting 🧐 thanks for the insight!

@snowflakehunter

2 жыл бұрын

@@callmeneutrino7136 Glad to do so!

@kabirconsiders

2 жыл бұрын

Very intersting!

I'm American, and I often get told I speak too softly, but when I am in meetings or when I have to present, I know that if I want to be heard, I have to speak up. It is exhausting, and I feel like I"m yelling. I haven't spent much time in other countries (except Canada), but I do work with people from all over the world, and each person I meet is different. Some are loud, and some not. The biggest difference that I see between my colleagues from other countries is that they take their vacations :). Americans need to work on that.

@stratejic1020

2 жыл бұрын

I think we don't take our vacations mostly because we want to get the work done, most of us when we start something we want to finish it and we want to finish it as quick as possible. And if that means skipping vacation days then so be it I guess

@godzpeedx7ii75

Жыл бұрын

No they don’t need to work

@godzpeedx7ii75

Жыл бұрын

@@stratejic1020 na

I've always seen the banter as friendly. As a sailor, I always found it amusing that you guys figured out how to cure scurvy, then forgot and had to do it all over. So I throw Limey around quite a bit. Further back in time though, there was pretty strong anti-Brit sentiment, considering we fought wars to end your tyranny. And, like the drunk at the bar, after a bloody nose or two, you calmed down enough for us to be friends.

@ashleymeggan

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah - I know it was there.. obviously, but it seems like we’re so busy fighting amongst ourselves that we don’t really have time for hating other countries these days 🤣🤣🤣

@kabirconsiders

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah I doubt there's anything really malicious going on. Kind of like siblings teasing eachother

We’re “fair game” because we don’t really care and just keep living. Silence drives trolls crazy. I can’t live my life worrying about what some stranger on the other side of the world thinks of my choices. I find British people way to cautious. I work for a British company and the meetings I’ve had with Brits who just don’t understand American optimism are hilarious.

@zgdafzgdaf4264

2 жыл бұрын

Yes.. the silence infuriates quite a few countries… we then unleashed McDonald’s on the world so they’re constantly reminded of the USA.

@radbunnie2297

2 жыл бұрын

@@zgdafzgdaf4264 😅😅😅

@redstateforever

2 жыл бұрын

@@zgdafzgdaf4264 No two countries with McDonalds have ever fought a war. Ronald=world peace. 😁

@crenee4742

2 жыл бұрын

I agree. We're so laid back we really don't care of the negativism. We know we love you and are loyal to protecting you if needed. This is true friendship.

@crenee4742

2 жыл бұрын

@@redstateforever 😂😂😂😜😜😋😋

Greetings from America - I think it is , unfortunately , human nature to try and build ourselves up by tearing others down - that having been said , I think we all need to focus on the things we have in common rather than our differences - and we need to remember that we are all one big family of human beings - peace , love and happiness to all who read this ❤️

As an American, yes most Americans think of Englishmen as reserved. The Irish, Welsh, and Scottish are looked at separately. Mostly I believe we're fair game cause mostly we don't care what other countries think about us since it doesn't have any bearing on what's important to us. We're very Nationalistic in that way.

When I was in Amsterdam, there was a stag party(bachelor party for my compatriots) of a group of guys who worked in finance in London. They had designer clothes, rolex watches, spoke with that posh accent...yet, they were incredibly genuine and down to Earth guys. Very friendly. As soon as they discovered that I was American, they just wanted to talk about the NFL with me. We talked for hours about the NFL...and honestly, in some areas, they knew more than me...and I'm a die hard American football fan...and oddly enough, I wanted to talk to them about the Premier League, but they kept shifting the conversation back to the NFL!

When Brits do it I just find it as friendly competition and like close brothers picking on each other 🇺🇲💪🇬🇧💪

@kabirconsiders

2 жыл бұрын

For sure, its brotherly love 🇬🇧🇺🇸

@mangachk

2 жыл бұрын

It is brotherly love. Its very much like siblings ribbing each other. They can be so different and yet so similar, but they have each other's backs.

Regardless of how our MSM betrays us, Americans do get along with each other and have respect for other cultures. Our country is so diverse, where other countries do not have this, and that makes us more tolerable of others. I personally don't care if someone thinks I'm too loud or too friendly, that's just the way we are in southern America. We also have a lot of pride in our country and I think people in other countries take that as arrogant.

@tcsam73

2 жыл бұрын

I'm a Midwesterner and I agree with you. We are a large country with many different people who are all united by the idea that we are Americans. The diversity can make it look like we are trying to herd cats when it comes to uniting behind an idea or a goal, but when we do, we tend to accomplish that goal. I may not be a flag waving patriot, but I do love my country.

I’d say we have something in common with Britain over the French apparently. France is often viewed negatively in America for its position in WW2 as well as Vietnam, which has made many Americans view the French as cowardly. I don’t think it’s as common among the younger generations but I’ve heard it often from the 50+

@chaost4544

2 жыл бұрын

Nobody likes the French 😂

@triciamills1799

2 жыл бұрын

My father was a Naval intelligence officer, served in the Korean War and 3 tours in Vietnam. My grandfather fought in WW2. Both agree that they would never go to France and spend one penny there. One of Grandad's friends went to France and was slow getting his passport out. The person at the airport was snarky and asked him if he had ever been in France before. He replied that he had, but there were no french men around when he was in Normandy. Cowards!!

@triciamills1799

2 жыл бұрын

@Bruce Weiner LOL!

@georgedykes5533

2 жыл бұрын

Yea but it was the French that through there total support behind the Americans during the Revolutionary War..

@mercored2000

Жыл бұрын

@@triciamills1799 be french hate americans too

You HAVE to react to livePD of Utah highway patrol, so much action and some much bigger busts then the top 5 busts one… loved this video btw keep up the great content!!!

@kabirconsiders

2 жыл бұрын

i'll put it on my list!

@asdboss6291

2 жыл бұрын

@@kabirconsiders I haven’t seen a KZread as large as you respond to me or most people. Love the videos definitely my favorite reaction you tuber. Thanks man, your the best

Spot on diversity of Americans. We are often identified as a great big melting pot. Since yiu are the only Brit I know I must say you have left an everlasting impression on me and it is a great one!!

@kabirconsiders

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Monica, as always you know just what to say to get a smile out of me :)

Finding your channel, Laurence's channel and a couple of other British people who react to American culture, was honestly a 'godsend' because I'd found only channels where the people who ran those channels would say "We love America" and then go on to bash us for the next 30 minutes. If we talk to them while standing in lines, we're creepy, if we smile we're fake, if we raise our voice to be heard over louder British pup customers, we're loud, if they come to our country and they get in an Uber and the driver asks them how they are then they make fun of them. I've always wanted to travel to England and Scotland, but after watching their channels, we decided to go to Hawaii instead. I think, though most wouldn't probably come right out and say it, that when we're being bashed, especially by the British and the French, we are, to put it honestly, hurt and angry, because we lost a lot of young men protecting Europe during 2 World wars, our soldiers still are buried in France. When we arrived we were cheered, we'd come to 'save' the day, once the wars are over with and we helped, via the Marshall plan, to rebuild Britain, it's suddenly like "okay now get out". We feel like we're good enough to die for those countries, but when the war is over with, we go back to being the drunk uncle no one wants at the family reunion. Finding your channel, as well as the other few I've found, has made me realize that maybe all Europeans don't hate us.

It's quite simple, envy. The world literally looks to America for popular culture, and although we can sometimes be an acquired taste, half of the time we don't even like each other. We are still trying to figure out how to tolerate different races, cultures, and languages within our own borders. We literally don't need the rest of the world for anything, and I think sometimes other countries resent us because we take so much of what we have for granted, and for the most part, we really don't care how the rest of the world feels about us because the rest of the world wishes they were us.

@bigbake132

2 жыл бұрын

"They hate us cause they ain't us"

@stratejic1020

2 жыл бұрын

It's a classic story where the bully makes fun of the kid at school because the kid has something that he doesn't that he wants.

@Kim-427

2 жыл бұрын

I have to agree it’s envy. It’s a crazy envy that’s we want to be what America is but they can’t be us.And it bothers them.Many Brits question our self esteem because they loath themselves and that’s suppose to be admirable?! No! Lol What they don’t understand is we are taught to have good self esteem from the time we are young it’s important to feel good about yourself. It helps you move better through life. It’s not to be a braggart the way they see it.

@ninewectawski1935

2 жыл бұрын

That’s a bit daft. America relies on many other countries, that’s why we have been at war for so many decades now in other countries because we are so reliant on what comes from these countries.

@stratejic1020

2 жыл бұрын

@@ninewectawski1935 well also some of these countries are reliant on America as well for example Afghanistan since we pulled out of Afghanistan it's been a hell hole. The Afghani people were practically begging us to stay because we kept them safe and we allowed them to have the small freedoms that they had away from terrorism. I don't think that we should have been there in the first place but also us being there gave them some freedoms that they never would have had otherwise.

It’s generally considered okay to punch up while punching down is not. Whether it’s conscious or unconscious, America is viewed as the strongest, richest, and most influential country in the history of humanity so therefore it is free game for bashing.

I love Lost in the Pond! He's on point and he's funny.

think of america as 50 countries united rather than 1 country and it gives you better perspective

@leeannmcdermott8313

2 жыл бұрын

Sooo true!

As an American, I always felt like the bashing of Americans came from "Americana" becoming an export to the world. So many movies and TV shows came from America and then fast food spread like crazy and of course, we became the "World Police" after WWII. Before the 1900's, I think it was mostly from the UK due to our "audacity" of having a successful revolution.

Most British people have been to New York, Massachusetts, Florida, (maybe) New Orleans, LA, and Los Angeles, California. That does NOT show the true essence of what Americans are. As you said there are many diverse cultures. To paint them with the same brush is inaccurate. Just as most Americans have only been to London, that does not show what it is to be British!

Just wanted to say that I just came across your/this channel a few weeks ago and I wanted to say out of gratitude for what seems you’re very open mindedness and optimism towards things is a plus to my day when I see a video, pretty much regardless of what it’s about. I am American btw, I just figured I’d get that out of the way but as I alluded to, that has nothing to do with why I enjoy the channel. Meaning even though thr vids I’ve seen seem to paint America in a good light, I would still enjoy it as long as it was and/or was intended to be accurate. Lord knows we’re by no means a Utopia and have a lot that can be criticized but I digress. Thank you for your uploads, your input/reaction, and positivity throughout. Cheers!

Look we may not be that bright but we are super nice and polite and willing to talk to anyone anytime we love a lot 🤗

This American appreciates this video and Lawrence's video. Thanks! 😊

I also just wanted to say that I LOVE your channel bro. I hope you go far. I’m sure you will, stay Legendary man.

@kabirconsiders

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much bro :)

As to aluminum it was because Davy couldn't make up his mind. He went back & forth naming it. Aluminum made the dictionary in the US, science settled on aluminium because it sounded more scientific.

great vid kabir, expert considerations in this one.

When I was in England I was told I was charming & my southern accent was adorable. Tell me Kabir... was I being made fun of? I always thought charming & adorable were good things.

@justbe4481

2 жыл бұрын

It like when a southern woman says well bless your heart hunny 😘

@katharrell3737

2 жыл бұрын

@@justbe4481 Yep. We say that all the time. 😀

@kabirconsiders

2 жыл бұрын

Nope, a lot of Brits (including me) really like the Southern accent. The Southern and Boston accents are my favourite American accents, I can listen to them all day.

@Karen-nx6wg

Жыл бұрын

Well you could said "bless your heart 💗" back.from N.C.

We in the US have a healthy mistrust and dissatisfaction for our own country but I can respect wanting the country to be better. But hearing other nations bash us still makes me pretty aggravated.

@silmarien1383

2 жыл бұрын

Agreed! When I’m talking about America’s issues with other Americans, it’s one thing, but when I hear people who don’t live in America or who’ve never been to America saying the exact same thing, it’s far harder to talk to them.

@virginiarobbins7539

Жыл бұрын

Yup...I hate our gov regardless of what puppet is in office.. but I love our ppl, I love our land. It's like as brothers and sisters will fight but nobody else should jump into that fight. That's when you'll see what a family Americans really become.

@godzpeedx7ii75

Жыл бұрын

Not true dude

@godzpeedx7ii75

Жыл бұрын

@@silmarien1383 disagreed

@godzpeedx7ii75

Жыл бұрын

@@virginiarobbins7539 Nope. The lefts are terrible

Why am I enjoying watching some guy watch stuff? All I can think is that Kabir is just a really likable fella, and just draws people in.

@kabirconsiders

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Maggie 🥰

i have an english friend from Birmingham and i guess its since we game together, but i defeintely don't find him reserved. maybe London folk, but even in the pubs i found them great and even had an old lady drinking wine talk to me with great interest for many hours.

Let’s be honest, the most popular in HS was also the most hated, if that makes sense. I don’t get the hate, at all, we’ve always been there for other countries in times of crisis, see Kuwait, Saudia Arabia, Britain, France, South Korea, South Vietnam, Israel, and pretty much all of Europe, we’ve shed our blood on foreign lands all in the fight to keep these nations from living under a Tyrant, from Hitler to Husain. We’ve helped rebuild nations by massive economic stimulus packages, we’ve forgiven debts and have never been an invader of any nation, we’ve only come to the aid of others. As an American Vet I find the disdain for this nation heartbreaking……..

@catherinelw9365

2 жыл бұрын

Don't let their disdain break your heart. People who are that way are petty and not worth a thought.

@chaost4544

2 жыл бұрын

It's fair to say the modern Social Democracy structure in Europe would have not happened without heavy American influence, mainly post world war military projection. Around 1950, Britain was spending around 9-10 percent of it's GDP on military spending and that was after demobilization post WWII. Now their military spending is minuscule in comparison. This trend was across the board in Western European countries through the decades of the Cold War. Post WWII Europe is a historical outlier because it's currently 25%ish of the world GDP yet has no real substantial military and navy. I can't think of any other time in world history where a region produced that much in terms of GDP yet spends so little on the military. Europeans don't want to admit to themselves because they have a strong military tradition but without the United States, they would not have the welfare state they have today without the US military spending post WWII.

@robertzander9723

2 жыл бұрын

I never ever read so much uneducated nonsens in two posts like that, it's ridiculous and just one more example how terrible the school system in the US really is. The only thing that the US is and will always be interested in is money and to make money, the important thing for making money is that someone else needs your stuff. To sell things, you need countries that buy things. WW2 was a unexpected win win situation for the US, before that time nobody really cared about the US and without the Russians no win at world war 2, and the other countries got destroyed by the US military, the people in Vietnam are still happy about your Agent Orange and the napalm attacks, the massacre on farmers and there families and at the end, you lost and the same with Afghanistan. The US created Saddam Hussein, the Taliban and Al Qaida, your governments at this time are responsible for the existence of these terrorists and dictators, first they were your helpers for the fights against communism and you treated them like little bull dogs. The US destroyed more countries because of egoism and the hunt of the natural resources from these countries. The US wastes so much oil for the industry that you need more and more and for that reason the countries in the middle East get attacked and destroyed. There was no reason for you to go to Afghanistan it was a lie and the same with Iraq, Colin Powell was a liar and Henry Kissinger was not just a liar, he was also war criminal. The Guantanamo Bay prison is a violation of all human rights. And the conflict in Israel is just perfect for the US to sell weapons, rocket's and other military equipment to Israel. The US is one of the largest arms suppliers and for that you need conflicts around the world and your government together with the CIA causes these conflicts like you always did.

@robertzander9723

2 жыл бұрын

@@chaost4544 the US government tried hard to bring her stupid overall capitalistic system into a lot of European countries, but they failed, because we had enough intelligent people at this time that didn't believe everything you told them. And helping the European countries was just for your own good, you needed them the same way, they needed you. And the most terrible thing for the US was the end of the Sowjetunion, the big enemy was just gone and you needed immediately a new one, that little Iraqi dictator Hussain was just perfect for that role with his lame old rockets that needed a storm to fly, the tanks were not worth to call them tanks anymore. It was bad Hollywood propaganda for the people in the US.

@timhefty504

2 жыл бұрын

@@robertzander9723 we get it, cool story bro

As an American, I can proudly say, that if you ask all 50 states what American culture is like, you'll get 50 different answers... If you're lucky, because you'll be more likely to get 80 or even 100 different answers on what American culture is like.

For the “aluminum” vs “aluminium”, aluminum was the word that was coined first and then there was an issue with it not sounding posh enough basically so it was changed to add the additional “i”

In 2015 my mom and I took my girls on a road trip from where we live northeast of Houston to Big Bend National Park. [Sidenote ... it's in Texas too, just a mere 607 miles away.] While there, we met an English couple that was visiting Mexico and the US and I think they were eventually going to Canada. We spoke to them a little. They had their motorcycles sent over from the UK and that is how they were traveling. While they spoke and answered our questions about their travel plans [we thought it was awesome what they were doing], they seemed a little standoffish too. They were probably thinking these Americans are crazy!! Lol!!! Still, it was nice to meet them and I hope they had wonderful experiences in their travels.

To give a little perspective, the United States is 40 times bigger than the U.K. I can drive 20 miles in any direction within this state and go from a metropolitan culture, with misty rain, evergreens and leftwing politics and high culture, to a simpler rural region where people generally lean to the right, or drive over the mountains and enter an area that has canyons, rattlesnakes, tumbleweeds and cattle ranchers, then find myself on tribal lands where they have their own laws and cultures from long before settlers came and took the land from them. The military areas in this state themselves contain folks from all across the United States, of every color, ethnicity, religion, etc. you can think of. Just in this one state, you could not say everyone is a certain way at all. Even the land is deceptively diverse. Eastern Washington is known for having more extreme weather, like the Midwest, and for having less rain than the west side, yet there is a western Washington city called Sequim (pronounced Squim) that is in the mountain's rain shadow and is considered arid with less rainfall than Los Angeles. To truly know America or Americans is impossible in one lifetime.

You are very pleasant to watch and listen to.

@kabirconsiders

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much :)

I love lost in the pond. And i love your openness and maturity about this subject. American media and movies are usually released worldwide so i think a lot of people have very negative stereotypes about Americans. Among other reasons.

The word aluminum was used first when it was discovered. It was later changed to aluminium to be similar to other elements on the periodic table that mostly end ium.

In my circle of friends, we do think of British people as reserved.

I remember reading a comment from another KZread channel (about this) and a girl said her sister and her went to the U.K. to get a history lesson / vacation. She said how once they told someone they were American they would kinda get weird with them and she even said (I don’t remember what they exactly said.) but, they would blurt a stereotype out about them. She than said a few years later her and her sister went back saying that if someone asked where they were born/from they would say Canada. She said how it was a TOTALLY different atmosphere and people seemed to be warmer. It’s really weird. However, I also remember a story where an American guy and his family went to the U.K. When the 4th of July was about to come up and an English woman actually wished them a happy Independence Day and she struck up a nice conversation with them. It’s pretty interesting. I also think some of it might have to do with our political stuff (which is what I mostly see online nowadays when someone pokes fun at us) and how people say we’re the “Divided States of America” I’m not gonna lie it irritates me but, also i 100% agree. We’re sooooo divided by politics now it’s insane. HOWEVER, it’s not all one sided. I have seen a few people saying nasty things about British (both Americans and Canadians actually) and it shocked me but, people were quick to jump on them but, everyone would agree with a British person (which I’ve also seen) if they jumped on a Canadian or America (specifically Americans) idk really why this is but, I want y’all over there to know many of us don’t hold any grudges/animosity towards y’all and I know many of y’all don’t either. It’s really just the trolls honestly. I think one think that changed Americans minds (if they had a hate relationship) was after 9/11. The British were on of the first to declare war with us and were one of the first to invade as well. Thanks for reacting to this though! I would also love to hear more about British history as well. I’ve always been interested in the Monarchy lol 😂 Oh P.S. some British might be pissed that American Linguistics are closer to Shakespeare’s! There might also be a little bit of irritation of the whole “making the British a nice river of tea.” In the 17th Century 😉

@godzpeedx7ii75

Жыл бұрын

Disagree and not divided

I'm an American with a Brit for a best friend. He lives in Northamptonshire. I have been to the UK many times to include many parts of England and Northern Ireland. I have had mostly excellent interactions with Brits. I have had many constructive chats to include criticisms that are often based in fact. We are a country of 325 million people encompassing a land mass about the same size as all of Europe combined. We have a strange history and a strange expectation in many ways. This chat could go on forever, but that is for another day in another forum. Cheers.

Aluminum came before Aluminium. Aluminium was easier to say next to the other minerals on the table.

When I first moved to the US I had just turned 14 the month before. I was a shy awkward teen that didn't say much to anyone. When I started school I had all these kids wanting me to talk to them just to hear my accent. Well I picked up the Southern accent really fast in about 2 months so the kids would leave me alone, it worked. Now I have a great group of friends but one best friend that I've known now for 42 years.

Most informative conversation regarding attitudes towards USA by British (i'm British living in USA) I have watched.

I'm an American who has lived in the UK for a number of years. Coming from the states it was just normal for me greet and or talk to strangers and once moving to the UK I learned that doing so there people thought I was crazy... lol! So I had to stop smiling and greeting people as I normally would back home, which is something that I missed doing while I living overseas.🙂 I learned that people will need to know you and warm up to you before they would greet you while living abroad.

What we don't have personal experience of, as humans, we tend to look on with suspicion/dislike.

@Cubs-Fan.10

2 жыл бұрын

Even the nicest and most vulnerable people have the fight or flight response, or even they freeze and get eaten by a lion. It's human nature to be suspicious for survival reasons, it's in everyone's DNA. Society you're in either builds or breaks down that natural instinct.

Love the videos and a different perspective, keep it going! Lost in the pond has an episode of what an American thinks of the UK if you’re interested

A favorite memory of mine is when an internet friend emailed me a card on the 4th of July, saying... "Happy Birthday - Love Mum"

You are very much reserved. I think of it like England is the parent and the USA is the adult child that can't be controlled by anyone. We still love you we just grew up and became independent.

Please react to Yebba singing My Mind it's live and her voice is sooooooo beautiful I promise you will love her!!!!!

The general term for a flavorful seasoning plant is pronounced Erb. When we do say Herb *with* the H sound, it’s a man’s name (as in, short for Herbert)

The “Florida Man” thing is a Meme at this point they just have some of the stupidest and funniest crazies in America on average but they also have really beautiful scenery and tourists destinations and I believe everyone should visit at least once, I haven’t been since 07 but it was nothing but good memories

I just like to hear y'all talk. Love the accent. From N.C.

Aluminum was originally named Aluminum. But a certain particularly stuck-up group of Brits got their panties in a wad over the fact that so many other elements' names ended in "ium" (Cadmium, Einsteinium, Lithium, Helium, etc) and they felt that "Aluminum" wasn't sufficiently Latin-sounding. As a result, they started pushing to change the name from Aluminum to Aluminium - much to their chagrin, even Sir Humphry Davy (the British scientist who discovered the element) told them precisely where they could shove their show. Myself, I see the jibes as 'camaraderie' - not so dissimilar from how good friends will often greet each other with insults.

I’m not sure about Brits because I have only spent a little time in the UK, but in other countries I’ve been to I think the anti-US sentiment was based in either jealousy or political issues. Twice I have been abroad during a US Presidential campaign and as soon as people found out where I was from they wanted to talk about the election which I wasn’t interested in discussing with them since I was on vacation. I wasn’t nearly as interested in the politics of their countries as they were in mine. Quite annoying. That’s like a Brit going to California to relax unwind and I say “let’s have an in depth conversation about Brexit.” Also I think because of music industry and Hollywood, I think a lot of non Americans are jealous of how hypervisual we are. Look at how many have to come to the US to achieve a certain level for their careers and have to learn US accents to get major roles. But we average people have nothing to do with celebrities and politicians. I actually wish people outside the US would watch our movies and tv shows less and create more of their own content. Most Americans don’t watch more foreign media than our own. I remember a long time ago going into a video rental store in Mexico and overwhelmingly the videos were US produced.

We both have our positives. I think for the most part it's a mutual admiration society with both sides thinking they're the best as they should.

I think it's because some people are jealous of our freedom and still Salty that we're so young of a Nation and have the power that we do

Americans, at this point in history, are like the rich kids in school. On the whole, Americas are wealthy, healthy, happy and confident. The rest of the world longs to see Americans get their “Comeuppance”.

@donaldsmartt8532

2 жыл бұрын

Yup I've got over 5k in cc debt paying on a car loan and still trying to find ways to make ends meet. I have a autoimmune condition since age of 18..yep I'm fucking wealthy and healthy 🙄

@LClark-ry9to

2 жыл бұрын

Took a lot a work and it took time to get America running like it does! And guess what , it will continues to run way passed the demise of everybody that’s here now ! I’m 65% British and 35% Irish DNA folks say, UK and say what they will , no effect!🇺🇸💪

@nanb.8953

2 жыл бұрын

@@LClark-ry9to I used to think the same way, but with Marxists running the halls of Congress, and the indoctrination of the masses by leftist media, I fear the once great democratic republic is in a freefall.

Soft Spoken and Not as As Emotional or As Easily Upset Emotionally 🥰💖💖💖

@joyhildebrecht6670

2 жыл бұрын

Not Necessarily Reserved as Oppose to Loud Mouth Drama Kings or Queens like us Americans 😅

A fun vid. I like that influencer. In our circle of friends, six were British raised. Three of them are not reserved at all. In fact they make many of the more boisterous members of our clique look like models of decorum. It takes all kinds. :)

I can definitely attest to your fellow countrymen being more reserved. I grew up a huge Anglophile and was overcome with excitement when I got to visit the UK. Everyone found my enthusiasm off putting to put it mildly.

I told a British friend that I get mistaken as a Canadian when I travel abroad. She told me it was probably because of my demeanor as opposed to my accent. However, when it came to tipping the wait staff knew where I was from right away.

@deppnut1

2 жыл бұрын

The wait staff would be assuming they know where you are from. Canadians tip as well.

@godzpeedx7ii75

Жыл бұрын

@@deppnut1 no they don’t

@godzpeedx7ii75

Жыл бұрын

Not

@deppnut1

Жыл бұрын

@@godzpeedx7ii75 do you mean Canadians do not tip when traveling to other countries?

I love Great Britain! I love Scotland! That's where "Baird" came from. I'm writing to you from Chanhassen Minnesota home of Prince.

I love this, Britian is proud of what is has accomplished in how many years and America has only been around for 200 and is the top dog. We are a country composed of mutts, that's just a word to use for all the mixtures of nationalities that the US is made of. That diverse group when it comes together has one nation well its just a miracle to what we can and do accomplish.

I visited Hong Kong in about 1986. I remember walking into a jewelry shop where they had signs handwritten on the walls in marker that said "God**mn Americans Don't Steal". I was ashamed that that was even necessary.

A fun vid!! I like that presenter. In my circle

Radio stations often tell Florida man stories, or Florida stories. Crazy & funny stuff that happens in the state. Found on the internet . Very entertaining.

I just watched Million Dollar American Princesses. This explains A LOT.

My brother’s friend’s mom is originally from England. She isn’t “reserved”, but that might just be because she’s been a US citizen for a while

America has immigrants from Italy, Ireland, Scotland, and Brazil who are all very loud in their own right. When I have a dinner party with my Italian family we literally shout over each other above the natural roar of the restaurant. Doubly so if it is an Italian restaurant with other Italians. Triply so if it is a restaurant in New Jersey. America has many cultures in it that are loud. It'll be like an American judging all Europe as snooty because they had to serve a French diner a croissant from Starbucks.

@Mellow_Owl

2 жыл бұрын

As someone of Irish and Italian descent, living in Jersey.. I approve this message. We are loud as all heck.

I'm Portuguese I was born in Portugal moved to the US a long long time ago and I read the Portuguese history and especially the Portuguese history of Britain your oldest Ally in Portugal and you're our best ally here in the US we can do much better things together than we can apart you know

Funny about Tom Cruise always running in his movies 🤣 I heard he has a required running scene in his contracts, I haven't confirmed this, but he always does, funny stuff man

Proud to be an American

Hmm... This is very interesting. I do my best to keep in mind that what the rest of the country and the world says is against more a concept than a person. I have friends all over the world and usually, we trade notes on misconceptions we have about the people of a specific location the first chance we have after meeting. The fact that I'm an older, crippled, Texan, that lives out in the country leaves a lot of fun things to joke about.

Have to say, as an American, that a large portion of our news media and entertainment industry exacerbates the situation and helps set up scenarios in which it is too tempting to pass up (the bashing).

At 6:19 I don't think you were listening, aluminum was already in use, aluminium was the secondary spelling. The british wanted to distance themselves from Americans so they decided to use the second spelling.

I think Sir Humphrey first called it "aluminum" in 1807, but settled on aluminium several years later. To be honest, I've absolutely no idea why, but i researched it when i was a kid because i learned "aluminium" from British (horseback riding) books and got soundly derided for the pronunciation! 😂

Pure and simple, most Americans do not know any British people. Familiarity breeds comfort. I think your KZread channel is going a long way in introducing a slice of Britain to us. You're already receiving gifts from people here (nice jersey, by the way!), so you know firsthand that Americans can be very generous. I would venture to guess you've already received hundreds of invitations from people here offering you a place to stay when you come on your vacation. I met several British people back in 2005 when they traveled all the way to Los Angeles to attend the Sam Cooke Tribute event we were holding here. I was surprised at how much they knew about Sam Cooke, and about American music in general. They got me hooked on listening to a BBC program hosted by John Kane every Saturday night where he plays classic American R&B tunes. The people I met were wonderful fun and we shared good times, good music and laughs. We're still in touch today over Facebook. When we get to know people, we can share our differences and we won't find them strange or weird, but fascinating instead. I personally have fond feelings for British people thanks to my 2005 experiences, and also, I must say, from your channel. Cheers, Kabir!

@kabirconsiders

2 жыл бұрын

Well said my friend. I do think the animosity between our nations is massively over blown and probably mostly exclusive to the older generations. Young people love American culture and travel there often.

Hi Kabir! I'm a recent subscriber from the U.S. (Ohio) and am really enjoying your commentary! Since you're planning a trip to the U.S., you might want to consider reaching out to Lawrence at Lost in the Pond and seeing if you two could collab. That could be very cool!! Chicago is a great city with lots to do and also a good international hub. Incidentally, why on earth is an American travelling to the UK going to a American style diner? Why eat what you can have at home? OHH, maybe they wanted pancakes. hehehe

@kabirconsiders

2 жыл бұрын

Welcome to the channel LIsa :)

It's the opposite of intellectual to lump millions of people into a stereotype. The lower educational system here in the US is very much diverse in its effectiveness. Having been a property owner in NY state as well as Nebraska, I will tell you there is a vast difference in the amount of school tax that I have had to pay.

I have had many friends from Britain, one of them made us all a trifle. She talked about this dessert constantly. What she didn’t share was the fact she was an awful cook! 😂 we all ate (choked down) her trifle and never asked her to prepare it again. This was an interesting video, I hope most people don’t diss us over old battles and who says a word differently. I think the pronunciation of words are different due to us being “independent”.

Great video mate,I,ve been all over the US its an amazing country and I,m from UK,a lot of Brits I know off its their dream to visit the USA.