exploring the british-american culture clash trope in teen comedies

Was I the only one obsessed with these teen movies growing up? No?

ig: @soeuninseoul

movies featured/mentioned:
- Wild Child
- What A Girl Wants
- The Holiday
- Notting Hill
- Pitch Perfect
- Angus, Thongs, and Perfect Snogging (if you’re going to watch any of these, please watch this one.)

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edited on: Premiere Pro
music by: Epidemic Sound

[dashingtherouxthesnow]

British vs American culture shocks in reality: mocking each other's accents, tipping culture, and guns

[TheGiantKillers]

2000s: I'm the best era for teen movies
1980s: awe, bless.

[LoveAndSnapple]

They have to put the main character in a posh environment because if they put them on the regular streets with common Brits then they’d actually fit in a lot more with commoners than they do with “high society.” It would be the same if a British commoner were to come to America. But we don’t have royalty, just politicians and celebrities. So that would make for a really cool story. ☺️

[brused_voletSunny]

What a coincidence because my British friend told me how much I'd love England and how I'd fit in so well

[Sunnylightnlove]

This was so good! I also enjoyed this trope growing up! I love your voiceover narration style. High quality content, glad to be here before you hit 1 million subs haha.

[geenapark]

soeun my fav video essay youtuber <333

[mack]

Beautiful work, as always, 👏👏 loved the trippy editing 🙀💖

[victoriarose]

From someone who is British, I feel that online often the cultures tend to be combined eg same clothing, similar films etc. However I also think there is misunderstanding of either cultures coming from the other side, probably because of how the UK and the USA is portrayed. For instance, I feel that a lot of Americans think the British are more posh than in reality, because pictures of the UK tend to consist of London and upmarket country side areas, while images of America tend to consist of wealthy young people and Hollywood. It’s kind of like the old money vs new money in a way, but British culture is a lot different compared to how it’s portrayed, simply because most British people aren’t actually rich, and I imagine it’s the same with American culture really.

[clashwithwords]

Soeun, I’m only 5min in but I just wanted to say I’m so appreciative of your content!

[katherinec]

Excellent and fascinating analysis and commentary! I love to hear your thoughts—you have cultivated such an insightful perspective, and every subject you choose, you examine it so well.

[isthatachicken]

Okay I think I'll watch the second movie because Amanda Baynes and Wild Child shaped my perception of boardings schools as a whole😂

[londonmellow]

just started watching it. didnt make up an opinion yet.
feeding the youtube gods with comment so this amazing video gets recommended to others ✨

[tinkerbellss]

an interesting video, i really enjoyed it even though I never watched these movies

[reay]

omg wild child is one of my favourite childhood films!! and dw everyone over the age of 11 in the uk doesnt like america lol

[hannahevans]

Is anyone else seeing these weird green glitches?

[sachi]

Really enjoyed this video, it's a shame there were lots of glitches 😕