American reacts to USA vs UK SHOCKING cultural DIFFERENCES

Thank you for watching me, a humble American, react to some of the differences between the USA and the UK. I had a lot of fun with this!

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[beccatimps]

The UK is further north than people think, London is on a similar latitude to Calgary in Canada, we only get milder weather because of the warmer water of the gulf stream flowing round our islands.

[davidbrown]

The point that the British girl failed to make is the electricity in the UK is quite expensive so most people don’t use tumble driers often.
Also the houses are generally small so might not have enough room for a tumble drier in the kitchen next to the washing machine.

[ElandBee]

We have a ceiling fan in the conservatory, think we've used it twice in ten years. Our other fans were used for about two weeks this year and have now been stored until when or if we have another heatwave. Quite simply the UK isn't hot enough for air conditioning or ceiling fans. A conservatory is nothing like a greenhouse!

[carolineskipper]

Tumble dryers. A lot of people who have space for one do have one- but often use it very sparingly. I only use mine for towels, and for bedding if we have a long rainy spell. I almost always dry mine on an outdoor line. Reasons for not using a dryer are genuinely environmental, but also cost of running one.

[butttbandit]

Alot of homes are too small in the UK for multiple appliances. I have a washer dryer and no dishwasher because I only have space for one. They have to fit in the kitchen as 95% of places don't have separate utility rooms 😊

[sunseeker]

Britain doesn't need air con. Its just not hot enough. We open a window. Maybe use a fan a few days a year. That's it. It's just not that hot here. Larger houses probably have a dryer. But they're not that popular we just hang it up on an clothes horse or outside on the line. Sometimes we need dehumidifiers to avoid damp in rooms you dry your washing

[michw]

I've had a tumble dryer for over 30 years but I do know people who don't have them and don't want them, they're not expensive to buy but are considered expensive to run

[ninanlovespeanut]

Answer for what we do in Finland, because over 90% of homes does not have ac. We
1. Open doors/ windows. Temperature is usually below 85 degrees Fahrenheit and gets cooler at night.
2. Use electronic fans
3. For an infant/toddler i would bathe them in slightly cool water before nap time to lower the body heat. Also cold drinks and popsicles.

On the other hand most infants sleep outside in 5-10 Fahrenheit wether in the snow for naps during winter, in a stroller of course.

[definitelynotatroll]

American houses are made of wood and are cheaper to build, while ours are made of brick so there gonna be smaller. Also land here is super expensive well because we’re a tiny island with a massive population. So developers will try and build as many houses as they can on a tiny plot of land

[torenorve]

by watching and learning about the average US person, i have learned that People in the US kinda lives in a bubble. it's kinda sad really. when i was a kid living in Norway i dreamt about traveling to the US. i have visited a lot of countries around the world by now, and i can honestly say that the US is not on the bottom of my list but not far from it

[TryinBin]

"How would you not have an attic?"
I feel like an attic is a very northern American thing. In Australia, only ever heard of attics from watching American movies. Same with a basement- we don't get earthquakes or tornadoes/hurricanes so we don't have a basement either.

EDIT: we also don't have dryers really. Hang them up on the clothesline outside. When it rains, we have an indoor clothes frame we hang the clohes on and sit them over the heater. We also have switches on every outlet. Helps to not accidentally leaves thing on for safety reasons, stops using electricity (which adds up in expenses quickly). I prefer it

[SNMG]

"I assume you guys need to use the AC in your car sometimes" Most people I know don't own or want to own a car lol

[nachtet]

Hi from Germany! I've never had a dryer and know many people who haven't. It's mostly because there's no need, so the environmental aspect comes in as "why use electricity for something the wind and sun can do for free?"
If you live in a country where it's hot enough to need AC, what do you need a dryer for? 😀
Whenever I have used a dryer (in hospital or on holiday) I found the amount of lint amazing. Do your clothes wear down quicker, when you use a dryer? 🤔

[MrStratofish]

I just measured my 1 bed UK apartment as 2 floors of around 9x18ft, so 324 square feet total. Certainly not huge but it's liveable. I've been here 10 years
I was also born in early 1976 just before a summer heatwave so I was a newborn with no A/C at around 96ish degrees. People have been living with it for thousands of years

[tedroper]

Another reason AC is not pushed is that they output heat which is not good for the environment. As many European countries have environmental policies I suspect the use of AC's would not be encouraged.

[lphaetaamma]

5:00 in german those things are called "Wintergarten" (literally "winter garden")

[enemde]

No AC in the UK. We just open the windows ! 100 degrees is the BOILING POINT OF water !!
Conservatories are usually too hot in summer and too cold in winter because of all the glass.
British people don't usually know or care about the square footage of their property as it's not included in the house details.
Older terraced houses, "or 2 up 2 downs", have just that. 2 rooms upstairs and 2 rooms downstairs.
Not all cars have AC either.
I have never seen a UK house with ceiling fans, and I'm 67 years old.
Just looked up the price of washer/driers in the UK. Between £650 to £ 1100. That's why we don't have them !

Comfort costs money !! With the crazy price hikes in home energy at the moment we have to economise.

[stevenkaye]

Really enjoying your reactions dude! I like how you look things up "live" if you don't know what they're referencing as well -- too many reactors are just like "let me know what that is in the comments!" lol.

Edit: Also in regards to heatwaves in the UK, this summer we had a good two weeks of weather over like 35C every day (with a couple of days near 40C) and it was hell lol. Our house actually has a portable AC unit that we bought for when that happens now, which seem to be getting more common here.

[thaknows]

average gas & electric bill is £2600 in UK per year that's why we don't use dryers a/c etc bills would be horrific

[npiontek]

A dryer is not needed, really. They're expensive and it's more environmentally friendly to just let it dry by hanging it up.