Let's Talk About American Culture Shocks

I love the saying that England conquered the world for spices and then decided not to use them 😂

America really gets a bad rap from foreign media....even our own media, really. I'm really glad you point out how warm and genuinely friendly everyone is. Obviously not literally everyone, but MOST everyone.

The biggest culture shock I’ve seen is probably people from Europe not realizing just how big the country is. I met someone once who didn’t do his research, flew into New York, and thought he would be able to drive the country and see everything on his two week vacation. People question why we don’t leave the country, and it’s partly because there’s more here than we’d be able to see in one lifetime.

I lived in Scotland for four years. Upon arrival, I could understand about 1/4 of what they said. By the time I left, I could understand nearly half. I was quite proud of that achievement.

Ahhh LOVE THIS and so excited to see this video out! Hello all! I have many videos to share from my US road trip and, yes, Laurence appears in a few of them for more crossover episodes, but they’d re still quite far out! Can’t wait to share and thanks for showing us around Chicago 😀

In Washington DC I overheard 4 people speaking among each other. After listening I asked my best friend if she knew which language they were speaking. They overheard me and replied “English, we’re from Scotland”. They cleared their words and sounded like Shaun. We had a fun couple hours together.

As an American, "confusing but good" is an accurate description of our food.

My wife is Korean, the first time she flew to the CONUS we then had to fly from L.A. to Charlotte, NC for a layover to head north. She had no idea it would take at about 5-6 hours of flying to get from one coast to the other coast. She was like me as a kid in the backseat of my parents' station wagon by asking "Are we there yet?"

Can I just say how refreshing it is for someone not to make fun of how we feel about our ancestry but rather see how much it matters to us?

The smallest and dumbest thing that shocked me when I moved back the states was ordering a large drink at the fast food place. I had forgotten that "large" meant appropriate for a buffalo.

My French pen pal came to visit us in Connecticut and she was all "Oh, I'd love to visit California, NYC, Florida..." And we were like, NYC we can do, but CA is on the other side of the country. We took her to Niagara Falls, Hershey Park, some place in CT and NYC. She couldn't believe how massive just New England is. Now she lives in CA!

For anyone wondering what a chicken fried steak is, it is beef/steak breaded and fried like a fried chicken cutlet. Edit: country fried steak and chicken fried steak are different though the only really noticeable difference is country fried steak has brown gravy and chicken fried steak has white gravy

I love these guys. They are kind when exploring the United States, never putting us down. Thank you gentlemen.

Shaun explaining chicken fried steak to Lawrence was so wholesome.

People mirroring other's accents is a really weird, unconscious thing. I definitely feel myself doing it with people with other accents after hanging around them for awhile.

This makes me so emotional. I love my country and I am so thankful to see you guys appreciating it. Thank you much love ❤️

I moved to US 52 years ago and I still get people complimenting me on my accent. I love the fact that so many people talk to me just to hear me talk. I am from London and I just love the people here. Very generous, interested, kind people.

I was surprised as an exchange student in Finland decades ago, at how Europeans didn't really grasp how big the United States is. One person was surprised that I would fly from one city to another within the same country.

"I'm not sure why they love the Alamo so much if they lost." Texan here, The Alamo is looked at as the ultimate display of bravery. 200 men from multiple nations fought a futile battle against 2000-4000 mexican troops. The fact they were shown no quarter and were put to death to the very last man, that sparked a battle cry that ultimately led to the Texians winning the war. It's not the battle itself, it's the bravery of the defenders that we celebrate down here in San Antonio. Remember Goliad! Remember the Alamo!

We've had many holidays to the USA and have always enjoyed the trips enormously. Americans are always very warm, welcoming and friendly. The food is fantastic. Service in stores and restaurants is usually far better than in the UK , although the UK is much better than it used to be. The States is full of history, amazing museums and art galleries. The scenery, mountains and lakes with amazing National Parks. Food portions in restaurants are always very generous. Fantastic country to visit as a tourist and everyone speaks English. At least where we've visited. Love New York, all of New England, Seattle is great. California and up to Lake Tahoe. Beautiful. North and South Carolina full of history. Florida and the Keys full of sunshine.